Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] fill [adv] the " in BNC.
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1 | As a result , archaeologists need to use a great deal of interpretation to fill in the gaps in the evidence caused by the accidental survival of some remains while others have perished . |
2 | The guides were hot and thirsty , but as Miss Lodsworth went to the kitchen tap for water to fill up the jugs of concentrated lemon squash , only a trickle came out of the tap . |
3 | This consists in part of literally ‘ moving mountains ’ in order to fill up the water meadow . |
4 | When I challenged the Secretary of State for Health to fill in the form , he not surprisingly refused . |
5 | 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 . |