Example sentences of "filled [pers pn] with [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A dreadful tragic place — elderly rheumatics dressing for dinner at the hotel ; artists not good enough ; beach-combers not young enough nor well enough off It filled me with pity and terror . |
| 2 | And although I enjoyed cuddling Steve , I could n't bring myself to go any further — the thought of being touched by a man filled me with horror . |
| 3 | The innocent words suddenly filled me with horror : there had been a time before I was born , a time when I had not existed , a time when I lacked individual consciousness — this last being the most horrifying notion . |
| 4 | The thought of his short , strong , hairy body and his evil , cruel , wholly selfish mind filled me with horror . |
| 5 | Filled me with depression . |
| 6 | Sir , Your report ( 2nd April ) regarding Reed 's dealings with the major wholesalers filled me with dismay . |
| 7 | To win a prize of any kind is exciting — to have won the Chevron FIRST PRIZE in The Artist 's Art in Nature competition filled me with exultation — and disbelief ! |
| 8 | Here they filled me with morphia , gave me ether , and put my arm in a rough splint . |
| 9 | THE THOUGHT OF ASCENDING BEN NEVIS ON A SATURDAY FILLED ME WITH dread . |
| 10 | Ger'off ! ) and the thought of returning to them once my Fiesta contract finished filled me with dread . |
| 11 | For the sound of his voice just filled me with dread |
| 12 | The prospect of entering the world of naturism filled me with dread . |
| 13 | This queer way of writing filled me with foreboding , because it seemed to indicate a cold , self-centred nature , the reverse of the outgoing geniality he displayed to one and all . |
| 14 | At night , sometimes the window was lighted , sometimes it was dark — either eventuality filled me with foreboding and sorrow . |
| 15 | Tried working through the Alekhine Paz had given me , but even chess filled me with disgust . |
| 16 | Two years ago a large building company bought up the remaining fields between the sites and the village and filled them with retirement homes . |
| 17 | She snatched up three tankards and filled them with ale , her movements swift and practised . |
| 18 | Robyn had somehow got into the position of cooking dinner , not wanting to admit that the simple process of preparing and cooking a meal for Luke filled her with dread . |
| 19 | The thought of returning to another sparse lodging in a back-street of London , to the endless trudging back and forth to the Register Office , to the days of scant food and less warmth , filled her with dread . |
| 20 | Yet it filled her with apprehension . |
| 21 | So … he 's in a mighty big hurry to read it , she decided , then wondered why the thought filled her with irritation . |
| 22 | The possibility filled her with horror . |
| 23 | Her first impression of her new school filled her with trepidation . |
| 24 | It was something she had never anticipated , a circumstance which filled her with alarm . |
| 25 | The clandestine nature of her task , the whiff of danger , filled her with excitement . |
| 26 | The quiet , controlled voice filled her with relief and she scrambled out on to the jig to join David . |
| 27 | The bizarre absurdity of his action filled her with amazement and wonder , for it seemed to disprove so many meannesses and preconceptions . |
| 28 | She was well aware that she purred inside like a cat if he even looked at her and the whole thing filled her with amazement . |
| 29 | The sign of her barrenness filled her with depression , and as usual she could n't prevent an irrational moment of anger with Dmitri for being sterile . |
| 30 | Claudia felt as if she were drowning in a pool of conflicting emotions ; the last thing she wanted was to go anywhere with Roman and yet the thought of being with him for a little while longer filled her with delight . |