Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just because yours is n't as good , her mind fills in the blank space . |
| 2 | I welcome the Secretary of State 's intention to fill in the student gap , but I am bound to say that I can see no logical reason for attempting to collect the 20 per cent . |
| 3 | This may be by consulting a specialist in the field or by doing some research to fill in the gaps in knowledge , as part of the project . |
| 4 | This may be by consulting a specialist in the field or by doing some research to fill in the gaps in knowledge , as part of the project . |
| 5 | They heard and then stopped heading the wind breathing in the trees overhead and the stream rustling in the valley . |
| 6 | The effect , therefore , of only the first limb applying , ie before the change in the law bringing in the second limb , could be seen by the following example . |
| 7 | A determination to rein in the president also lay behind the Case Act that became law in 1972 . |
| 8 | The head of each household , which includes people who are in charge of residential homes , hotels , etc. , is required by law to fill in the questionnaire on behalf of everybody in the household , or at least to ensure that they fill in one for themselves . |
| 9 | She had put the mug by his bed and gone to the window to let in the light . |
| 10 | There was a hole in the ceiling to let in the rain but just to be safe he returned every day for a week to water them and was walking back one afternoon when , turning a corner , he felt a hand on his shoulder . |
| 11 | Cheshire County Council brought in the new day centre charges on April 1 to a furious reception by carers . |
| 12 | Paint , varnish , more varnish and a blow-drier hastened the effect and old brown shoe polish filled in the cracks . |
| 13 | This involves no outside observer but simply asks the teacher to fill in the teacher 's report form ( i ) above . |
| 14 | The housekeeper brought in the first dish . |
| 15 | The housekeeper brought in the coffee in an ornate silver tray which she deposited on one level of the Scandinavian wall-system . |
| 16 | Sir Nicolas Brown-Wilkinson V-C added that the section is really concerned with helping a liquidator fill in the gaps of any missing information in the company 's records , so that the or she would then have the knowledge that the company should have . |
| 17 | And we 've , each time we had someone of importance to bring in the people . |
| 18 | So I can colour my hair to fill in the gap . |
| 19 | To a degree this made him vulnerable : Vichy propagandists had an opportunity to fill in the blanks , by vilifying him as a deserter in the pay of the British or of Jewish interests . |
| 20 | He and the motor trader filled in the usual forms . |
| 21 | Thus in Mercantile Credit v. Hamblin ( paragraph 5–07 above ) , if Mrs. Hamblin had authorised or agreed to the trader filling in the proposal form , the result of the case would have been different . |
| 22 | He is due here around 27th as he has a seminar to give in the psychology department of Edinburgh University on 28th . |
| 23 | As reported in the Financial Times , he said that the trade union movement would be demanding and , he hoped , achieving the implementation of the proposals for industrial democracy ; and that the next decade would offer the unions a better chance than any other to bring in the desired change . |
| 24 | Coming into the drawing-room later that day to bring in the tray of tea , Jess found Miss Phoebe standing by the long window . |
| 25 | Cleo sighed , and opened her mouth to speak , but at that moment the door to the parlour creaked and Drago Dratslinger and his mistress brought in the meal they had prepared for their guests , and the talk turned to that of wood and spirits , of how to trap a wandering soul . |
| 26 | The scheme is not out of the woods yet ; and rather than break the law Maxen last week filled in the local VATman 's registration form . |
| 27 | The Captain filled in the space where Maxwell might have thought he had to apologize , and then asked him quickly : ‘ What did you do in the north of Italy in January ? |
| 28 | Property : Forward Planning : Making Proposals : Influencing the decision-makers : Allison Flight fills in the background to a planning application |
| 29 | With all the major peaks climbed , Neruda and Klucker were part of the movement to fill in the gaps , to find harder ways up the mountains . |
| 30 | ‘ I have nothing to say about Madonna , ’ she says , concentrating hard on the food on her plate and resisting the urge to fill in the strategic silence I leave in the hope of getting more . |