Example sentences of "[to-vb] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ) She sits in silence for a few minutes , simply to breathe in the company of others , then goes and brings me my soup , followed by potatoes , onion and a fried egg . |
| 2 | They took it in turns to breathe in the smoke , as the substance sizzled with a malicious delight . |
| 3 | Observers noted , however , that after the seventh party plenum , the government had stepped up its efforts to rein in the country 's increasingly outspoken journalists , especially after a conference of writers in October defied the party 's attempt to dictate proceedings and demanded more democracy in the country [ see p. 37123 for approval of a new restrictive press law at the sixth session of the eighth National Assembly in late December 1989 ] . |
| 4 | A determination to rein in the president also lay behind the Case Act that became law in 1972 . |
| 5 | At another Nottinghamshire colliery , Cotgrave , gravel was being dumped on the site ready to fill in the pit despite the court ruling . |
| 6 | The user must enter all the other details to fill in the history and description of the package . |
| 7 | She asked him to fill in the hole , and have the broken water pipe repaired . |
| 8 | Six inches of concrete , luckily not too dense , had been used to top off whatever he had used to fill in the excavation . |
| 9 | But , although the common ground is large and includes almost everything said in the first eight chapters about how to fill in the framework and conduct the disputes , unity then becomes too much for us . |
| 10 | She desperately wanted to fill in the hollow of longing that pierced Friend — but she was afraid she would offend him . |
| 11 | Then that 's rubbed up , that 's to fill in the grain of the wood . |
| 12 | He decided to fill in the day by making arrangements for his departure from the city . |
| 13 | you have to fill in the rest of that and give it back to me . |
| 14 | Yeah I mean you can guess it from the clue without having to fill in the crossword . |
| 15 | More prophetic of the place women were to fill in the sewing trades was his description of those who sewed stays and bodices . |
| 16 | Worked examples help the people who are going to fill in the survey . |
| 17 | Having decided on the hotel the customer is then able to fill in the requirement on a booking page which is then transmitted to the hotel . |
| 18 | Did you manage to fill in the clue ? |
| 19 | Sprinkle sharp sand along the slit — enough to fill in the bottom 4–5 inches ( 10–12cm ) or so . |
| 20 | At the end of the overview phase , it is possible to draw up a second interview plan and the next , longer , phase aims to fill in the detail . |
| 21 | The analyst has now constructed the model in outline and is in a position to fill in the detail . |
| 22 | Elderflower buds become black if they are pressed when still green , and you could use these , or Clematis montana tendrils to fill in the design . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The short story writer will find ways of giving the character by concentrating on details of dress , facial expression , speech and action , leaving the reader to fill in the picture for her or himself . |
| 25 | Sure , you can sketch in bits of influence from early Siouxsie , Kate Bush , Sinead O'Connor , Patti Smith , but she steadfastly refuses to fill in the picture . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , it helps to fill in the picture but I have n't finished yet . |
| 27 | Further pictorial and documentary evidence will help to fill in the picture later . |
| 28 | Lady Cumberlege spoke of ‘ an EC form which asked farmers to fill in the number of cows they had — ‘ figures to be given in whole numbers ’ ' . |
| 29 | I 'm sorry I shall have to fill in the noncompliance or a quick-fix |
| 30 | It becomes possible to envisage a sequence of shots in which real pieces of connected action are linked together by shots which are included to fill in the continuity gaps . |