Example sentences of "in the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then fill in the estimated figures by the relevant items on the schedule enclosed with this brochure . |
| 2 | But now she looked around her , really seeing for the first time the humming activity of the fruit and vegetable market , breathing in the aromatic smells , noticing how charming the open square was , with its border of pizza stalls and cafés and bistros . |
| 3 | Steam the cauliflower with artichoke hearts , if using , then stir in the black olives just before serving . |
| 4 | Ace filled in gaps for her as they talked about his long climb up to Formula One and his present position , and because of her background she was able to fill in the bare facts that he offered . |
| 5 | Pour in the warm mulberries , with just a little of their juice , reserving the rest for later , and leaving enough room at the top for a covering layer of bread slices . |
| 6 | Voting is compulsory , except for registered anarchists , who are allowed to abstain , provided they fill in the correct forms . |
| 7 | He is the one with the knowledge and power to bring in the right instruments at the right time , of ten just by raising a hand to reach for his telephone . |
| 8 | As a last resort MOD might tell us if we filled in the right forms . |
| 9 | Stir in the shredded leaves and broccoli . |
| 10 | The park , unlikely though it might seem , was not a job , not a political ideology , not a way of filling in the weary hours until she was old enough to retire , not even something to spite her mother with once and for all while she accepted everything else from her . |
| 11 | The ten-year programme represents not so much a strategy for growth ; it is more a guess at the government 's ability to rein in the booming provinces of the southern coast and the Yangtze delta . |
| 12 | If your notes are well structured , you can nearly always fill in the decorative details later . |
| 13 | There are places in which the poet 's idiom , conceivably forced by the metre , is elegantly terse , an invitation to the reader to fill in the descriptive gaps . |
| 14 | Barclays , National Westminster and Royal Bank of Scotland will bring in the new cheques ‘ at some point ’ . |
| 15 | Perhaps the essential task of bringing in the new democracies of eastern Europe will founder on economic collapse , ethnic unrest and social upheaval . |
| 16 | Gently stir in the other ingredients and arrange in scallop shells or on a plate . |
| 17 | Some of them are automated and ask questions — such as name and address of person a letter is going to — and fill in the relevant sections — see |
| 18 | To fill in the unrecognised words , it was necessary to make many incorrect predictions along with the correct ones . |
| 19 | The look in her eyes filled in the unspoken words in her sentence . |
| 20 | He and the motor trader filled in the usual forms . |
| 21 | The agent has to fill in the financial returns has to send in a report of financial expenditure . |
| 22 | It is hoped delegates attending the franchising events will also attend the second seminar , as these will provide an effective overview on how to bring in the various sections of the Practice Management Standards at firm level . |
| 23 | Stir in the chopped cherries . |
| 24 | For adults over the age of 18 the electoral roll is the normal sample frame , but even this is far from perfect since it is compiled only once each year and many people fail to fill in the necessary forms while others may change address shortly after registering . |
| 25 | Fill in the empty spaces . |
| 26 | To be in with a chance , all you have to do is settle down with a great big book of pop facts and figures and fill in the empty squares . |
| 27 | To be in with a chance , all you have to do is settle down with a great big book of pop facts and figures and fill in the empty squares . |
| 28 | The hotel was a shell , the roof having collapsed completely , but a few yards of the verandah ceiling remained intact and under it I spent the most wretched night of my life , standing in a dry corner , listening to the drenching rain and howling wind and breathing in the acrid fumes of the recent fire . |
| 29 | Swinburne read Greek and took English metric in hand ; Rossetti brought in the Italian primitives ; Fitzgerald made the only good poem of the time that has gone to the PeoPle ; it is called , and is to a great extent , a translation or mistranslation . |
| 30 | Stir in the diced tomatoes , parsley and salt . |