Example sentences of "fill [adv prt] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Dawn ( 4.8 ) made a symmetrical pattern of squares with pegs , then filled in the rest of the board , working across and down , always putting in a peg next to one already there but the colours were haphazard .
2 Filling in perfectly for the missing men , women filled in the gaps in such important industries as agriculture , to provide food , weapons and munitions manufacturing , and railways and transport .
3 ‘ You have n't filled in the bit about union membership , ’ she said .
4 Whilst he was gone , Morse turned to the back of The Times and had filled in the whole of the bottom right-hand quarter of the crossword when Lewis returned two minutes later .
5 As I said I had one quiff from Jane that was erm because somebody had n't filled in the date by which it was agreed that the Client should get a reply and suggestion was that the procedure should be changed should be non compliance , erm and then the rest of this is based on a suggestion from Rita , and I have several here now , erm .
6 3DO Co Inc , San Mateo , California has filled in the details on its planned initial public offering and has filed to offer 2.2m shares , all new , at a target price of $11 a share to raise working capital to fund anticipated operating losses .
7 Runcorn ( 1964 ) , another sizeable township of 28,000 population , followed for Merseyside and in the same year Washington largely filled in the gap between South Tyneside and Sunderland .
8 Because er in the past people have n't filled in the value of the erm of the work element in in the databases .
9 However , the trader subsequently filled in the form without having reported back to her and therefore without her authority .
10 Cadfael had been awake and afield more than an hour by then , for want of a quiet mind , and had filled in the time by ranging along the bushy edges of his peasefields and the shore of the mill pond to gather the white blossoms of the blackthorn , just out of the bud and at their best for infusing , to make a gentle purge for the old men in the infirmary , who could no longer take the strenuous exercise that had formerly kept their bodies in good trim .
11 The starfish is preserved in soft white chalk , which fills in the interior of the animal .
12 Property : Forward Planning : Making Proposals : Influencing the decision-makers : Allison Flight fills in the background to a planning application
13 I filled in the rest of that day by pretending to be busy with the audit .
14 As she filled in the forms for him , the girl in Despatch , big and black and at last a friendly face , told him she was from Mississippi , and sure as hell she hated Greeks , Athens , moussaka and retsina .
15 I filled in the form with this request instead of a claim for money , although I did n't have much hope that anything would happen .
16 According to the Guardian : ‘ the rector of St Tudy filled in the questionnaire for them .
17 Place two teaspoons of filling in the centre of each round , making sure it fills the hollow .
18 Then , using a teaspoon , put a small amount of filling in the centre of each wonton skin .
19 Now place a generous tablespoon of filling in the centre of each pastry disc and spread slightly .
20 Otherwise they are better employed in filling in the middle of the harmony , or in emphasizing salient points by means of their powerful sforzato .
21 Soon they would be filling in the space with houses again .
22 The situation can be seen either as successive waves of colonists from old established centres filling in the landscape with daughter settlements , or as a scatter of settlements , some of which develop while others remain unaltered .
23 Continue to copy the artwork by filling in the routes of the copper conductors , using the same technique ( tape or special ink pen ) described last month .
24 For instance , you can knock out a Quick Report simply by filling in the blanks on what looks like the normal data entry form .
25 IF , in the Forties and Fifties , a traditional training course for British comedians would start with the period of apprenticeship in ENSA and be followed by a stint filling in the gaps between trippers at the Windmill Theatre , these days a university degree ( from Cambridge , ideally ) has increasingly become a requisite for any successful career in stage , films or television humour .
26 However things turn out , try to reflect the mood of the scene by the pace of the cutting of your shots : if the children are quiet and thoughtful , the shots can be held a little longer than if they are lively and excited ( provided that the adult does a good job of filling in the gaps in the action ) .
27 Take your first step to solving the mysteries of the Trail by filling in the form over the page .
28 Do n't miss them over the next few months — in fact , you can ensure that you get them , and get a free thermometer , by filling in the form on page 23 .
29 Anyway , we 've finished all we can eat of this Cambozola , and the wine bottle is only good for sticking candles in , and we are still sitting on the carpet lit by one small lamp somewhere over in the corner , and she keeps filling in the pauses by staring into my eyes as if she 's checking I do n't wear false eyelashes , and I start to think it 's about time I got up off the floor .
30 A multi-form index facility is provided to allow the expert user to move quickly between fields , filling in the data in the desired order .
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