Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] in the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the uplands and woodlands were apparently settled by the twelfth century , other colonisation probably merely filled in the gaps . |
| 2 | Word is coming in that rival hamlets are already filling in the forms as fast as they can put pen to paper . |
| 3 | I am just filling in the days , she thought — until Edmund returns . |
| 4 | For example , somebody might erm be homeless , but no hostel in town will take them on because perhaps they have a mental illness or a drug problem , or perhaps they are in trouble with the courts erm we can return to that hostel with the person saying ‘ Do n't worry about these other problems , just fill in the bits you can , the accommodation , and we 'll sort out the other bits ’ . |
| 5 | Do n't use pre-printed form letters where you just fill in the gaps for date , name , address and amount . |
| 6 | and you just fill in the gaps |
| 7 | Creating icons like this with Icon Make-It is a bit like painting by numbers — you just fill in the squares |
| 8 | Under hypnosis they were not afraid to ‘ ad lib ’ ; they happily regarded fragmentary or inaccurate memories as acceptable , and then imaginatively filled in the bits , sometimes even whole verses , which they could not remember . |
| 9 | The government could always bring in the troops ter load the ships . ’ |
| 10 | The typical interviewee profile of the ‘ recreational user ’ is that of ‘ dabbling ’ at weekends , usually sharing a ‘ bag ’ with a friend , then gradually filling in the days in between until they are all taken up by heroin use . |
| 11 | Deng had to act to defuse the conservative challenge but also rein in the reformers . |
| 12 | It also brings in the bases the the basic the bases and the alkalis . |
| 13 | Quality Software Products Holdings Plc , Gateshead has now filled in the numbers hidden by the blobs in its pathfinder prospectus ( CI No 2,132 ) , pricing the 2.85m shares it is placing , 1.46m of them new , at 380 pence a share , valuing Quality , which did £1.2m net on £13.1m sales in 1992 , at £29.6m and raising about £5m of new money , net of expenses , for the company . |
| 14 | Now fill in the gaps . |
| 15 | Several teachers have arranged for their recreational classes to sponsor a specialised group , and the Membership Secretary has funds in hand to finance the membership of other specialised groups — please send in the names of all participants and the venue of the class . |
| 16 | Even then you may consider relying on outside designers to create the masters while your operators simply fill in the gaps . |
| 17 | If , when you have read the letter overleaf , you decide to accept responsibility for the first £50 of claims please fill in the boxes below . |
| 18 | so you might as well fill in the gaps whenever you can er they 're for a day out that 's the trouble they 're not , they 're not there for a , they 're not |
| 19 | The surface will initially be scraped by a small bulldozer , and the volunteers will then bring in the foundations , consisting of highway planings , on dumpers , and lay this to a depth of about 8 inches . |
| 20 | Rose helped Maggie to write away for the forms and then to fill in the forms when they came . |
| 21 | If piping a solid row of stars , pipe a row of alternate stars first , allow to dry and then fill in the gaps with a second row of stars . |
| 22 | Smooth the lining out flat again , then turn in the sides of the lining and pin it to the curtains , leaving a 2.5cm ( 1in ) margin of curtain fabric showing at each side . |
| 23 | You first pound the garlic to a mash , then stir in the yolks , add a little salt , then the oil , exactly as for a mayonnaise . |
| 24 | Beat in the sugar and the egg yolks , one at a time , then stir in the almonds and the cooled chocolate . |
| 25 | Sometimes actually bringing in the agencies of the law may be like pouring oil on a fire rather than pouring water on a fire . |
| 26 | On the fringes of Banbury two hotels recently brought in the receivers . |
| 27 | Lightly stir in the nuts and blackcurrants . |