Example sentences of "fill in [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When building timber steps , these treads can be filled in with compacted soil , finishing off with bark chippings . |
| 2 | It was coloured a garish blue , an obvious re-spraying job after massive areas of the body-work had been filled in after various collisions . |
| 3 | It is easy to assume that there was a gap in Darwin 's theory that would later be filled in by modern knowledge of heredity . |
| 4 | Midfielder Ferguson , indeed , has outshone most of his more experienced rivals as he fills in for injured Bryan Robson , as the expense of England 's Neil Webb . |
| 5 | Another new face in the pack is lock Jeremy Cruiks who has come up through the ranks , while back in action are back-row duo Mark Hampton and David Croft , who fills in for injured number 8 Roger Wilson . |
| 6 | There was a ‘ Refuge Rota ’ pinned by the house telephone , with six different names filled in for different times in the week . |
| 7 | When he reached it , the village was little more than six huge farm buildings in the classic German style : each wall a grid of brown-painted timbers , filled in with rough-plastered brickwork . |
| 8 | Two days before the concert , Fernie Quinn , the only capable oboist in the vicinity , was taken ill , at which point Lady Barbirolli , who was an oboe player of some renown in Britain , offered to take the part and filled in with considerable distinction . |
| 9 | In Scotland the central valley was filling in with massive expansions particularly around Glasgow , while growth around Edinburgh , Dundee and Aberdeen maintained a long-standing pattern . |
| 10 | Wright battled back into the senior side and scored in the Mersey derby defeat at Everton — but only after filling in for injured Steve Nicol and David Burrows . |
| 11 | Certain of the retailing organizations we spoke to mentioned a smaller , shorter peak at around Easter and many also hired temporary workers for a month or two over the summer to fill in for regular staff who were taking vacations . |
| 12 | They will travel any distance and can often fill in at short notice , if required . |