单词 | fill the bill |
例句 | The only unisex singular pronoun we have is it, which doesn’t always fill the bill. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But canned chopped whole tomatoes will fill the bill, too. Country-style pork ribs, amplified, make a terrific Sunday meal 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The cast members all fill the bill in a show that may not make strenuous acting demands but offers opportunities for performers not just to impersonate but to personalize their famous roles. At the Ahmanson, 'Jersey Boys' puts another quarter in the jukebox 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Nothing on the menu filled the bill so they both ordered sodas instead. Date Lab: She knew his cousin from Chicago 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Gertrude Stein, one of America’s greatest writers, made every effort to fill the bill, first through her work, then through her life. Modern Is Modern Is ... 2011-06-03T20:27:28Z If it’s possible for a book about illness and death to be delightful, this one fills the bill. Michael Kinsley’s ‘Old Age: A Beginner’s Guide’ 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Otherwise, if what you’re looking for are vulgar cartoons based on facile social stereotypes being awful to each other, “Corporate Animals” will fill the bill. ‘Corporate Animals’ Review: Trust Falls at the Center of the Earth 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z It’s lighter and less pungent than Giesen’s regular sauvignon blanc, but it fills the bill for a white wine without the buzz. At just $13, this zippy Spanish white is a jolt of energy to your palate 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z So if Costello had a lot to live up to on his return visit, he more than filled the bill. Elvis Costello returns to the Warner Theatre 38 years after a legendary performance 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Fortunately, there was someone living in the immediate vicinity who filled the bill perfectly: his wife, Ursula Carmichael, whose intuitive understanding of her client was unquestionable. Ricky Carmichael 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z Our Newfound Lake cottage, with its mismatched furniture, stacks of old National Geographics in the bedroom and an ancient Scrabble game with tiles missing, filled the bill perfectly. T Magazine: On the Road Again 2012-11-12T22:00:41Z A burst cherry tomato sauce fills the bill with panache. Not Only Pretty, They Pop 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Despite the exacting criteria, Steel, whose culinary background includes editing stints at Epicurious.com, Gourmet.com, Bon Appétit and Food & Wine, already has a working list of 10 who could fill the bill. How do you keep Julia Child’s legacy alive? Pay it forward. 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The Actors’ Gang is known for sociopolitical theater, and “Captain Greedy” certainly fills the bill. Capitalism as a sideshow fleece: That's 'Captain Greedy's Carnival' by the Actors' Gang 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z “I was looking for a rundown piece of property in Georgetown,” Veevers-Carter says simply, and the yellow wood-frame house on Olive Street NW filled the bill. Julia Child’s D.C. home had lost its luster. But it’s getting ready to sparkle again. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Pederson’s products filled the bill, and the company was happy to help send them to California, which consumes about 15 percent of the nation’s pork. Pork Industry Grapples With Whiplash of Shifting Regulations 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z “He looks like he can fill the bill well.’ Checking in on Seahawks’ 10-man draft class as minicamp wraps up 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Sometimes he sells animals that don’t fill the bill of the cows he wants to create. As the world gets hotter, can cattle survive? An Arizona rancher searches for a better cow 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z If there is such a thing as an It Girl in venture capital these days, Ms. Jin, 31, would fill the bill. She’s the Investor Guru for Online Creators 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The nightly drama, of course, requires compelling characters, and Biles filled the bill perfectly. Opinion | Is NBC to blame for Simone Biles’s Olympic withdrawal? 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Sam Farmer’s pick: Denver’s defense is decent against bad teams, and the Jets fill the bill — they are awful. L.A. Times' Sam Farmer predicts winner of Broncos-Jets game Thursday 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z I am not sure what exactly those optimal atmospheric conditions were, but the typical calm summer night seemed to fill the bill. Gardener’s Notebook: How to plant for fragrant summer nights 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z These simple and easy-to-make meals also fill the bill for people trying to squeeze a fast lunch in between Zoom meetings for work or for parents feeding their newly home-schooled children. ‘I Just Need the Comfort’: Processed Foods Make a Pandemic Comeback 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “It doesn’t fill the bill as a drought buster, and it certainly is a fuel-maker for the summer fire season.” The West is in an expanding 20-year drought that a 'March Miracle' will do little to change 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z But sometimes a bar-type faucet may not fill the bill for prep sink use. Independent side-spray faucet a fit for smaller prep sink | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z An experienced performer with a degree in puppetry, Ms. Talbot filled the bill: When she was not rehearsing this summer, she ran laps around Feld’s headquarters to prepare for the world triathlon championships in Switzerland. Dinosaurs Roam Where Elephants Stood 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z For those who want to see the worst of the worst severely punished, a natural life sentence fills the bill. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in Illinois 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z “It must be done right, for the location of a plant sharply affects production cost … In every respect a site near Laplace, Louisiana filled the bill.” First slavery, then a chemical plant and cancer deaths: one town's brutal history 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z We’ve been long overdue for a major “Frankenstein” opera, and this futuristic version filled the bill. Want the West Coast’s best in opera? You have to go to Europe 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Burns thought it might fill the bill, but he worried that it might be too lightweight a subject. Ken Burns turns to 'Country Music' for his next PBS docuseries 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Speaking of productions that deserve both a larger audience and a longer life, Goodspeed Musicals’ “Oliver!” fills the bill as abundantly as “Twelfth Night.” ‘Twelfth Night’ and ‘Oliver!’ Reviews: Applause Outdoors and for Orphans 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z The "Forever Words" album would seem to fill the bill on both fronts. Johnny Cash poems, lyrics set to music in multi-artist 'Forever Words' album 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to take a House bill, strip its contents, and in a step not seen in modern times, open the floor for amendments to fill the bill. White House floats an offer to keep legal immigration at 1 million per year instead of cutting it 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Woolam wondered if a handmade version, lovingly created by crafters, would fill the bill - and fit the bra. Knitted Knockers are created to help breast-cancer patients 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Woolam wondered if a handmade version, lovingly created by crafters, would fill the bill — and fit the bra. Knitted Knockers are created to help breast-cancer patients 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z He’s the official Santa at Bass Pro Shops in Hampton and fills the bill. Santa gathering ‘keeps the magic alive’ 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z In many ways, coal fills the bill — it’s abundant, cheap and reliable. China is getting serious about fighting climate change at home. Abroad, its investments tell a different story 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Until Adele gets around to turning in her own holiday album, this fills the bill of soulful, dusky-voiced seasonal music nicely. Holiday album roundup 2016: Garth, R. Kelly, Neil Diamond and more 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z And for them, Old Dominion filled the bill. Walkability, easy commutes in Arlington’s Old Dominion neighborhood 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Finding a family that filled the bill was hard enough. A Times Intern Connects With a Muslim Family in Staten Island 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z I was not alone in this conviction nor the only one who advocated Tubman as the best woman to fill the bill. How the U.S. Went From the 'Age of Jackson' to Tubman on the 20 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Jets coach Todd Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan recently said they want the team to be faster next season, and Archer fills the bill. Jets sign RB-KR Dri Archer to reserve/future deal 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z I thought both guys filled the bill, but filled it in a different way. McLendon makes smooth adjustment from nose tackle to end 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Gillies, who sizzled as a goth-affecting performing arts student on Nickelodeon's musical drama "Victorious," more than fills the bill here: "a real lifesaver," Leary calls her. Denis Leary plays a rock has-been on the make in his new FX comedy, 'Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll' 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Gillies, who sizzled as a goth-affecting performing arts student on Nickelodeon’s musical drama “Victorious,” more than fills the bill here: “a real lifesaver,” Leary calls her. Denis Leary plays a rock has-been in his new FX comedy 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But county assessors say the airlines are just looking for a tax agency they can browbeat into giving them a tax cut, and the Board of Equalization fills the bill. Airlines are looking for a big tax break in California 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z But, he added, not every similarly skilled group operating successfully outside the Baroque mainstream fills the bill. Plucking Notes, and Strings, of Long Ago 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Another antitrust suit, this time supporting the publishers rather than going after them, might fill the bill nicely. Amazon, a Friendly Giant as Long as It’s Fed 2014-07-12T04:00:00Z Of course, not all of those jobs will require a bachelor’s degree — in many cases two years of community college or a higher-education credential will fill the bill. High cost of college: the truth behind the myths 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z A new study fills the bill by showing that heavy video game play is associated with greater “cortical thickness” – a neuroscience term meaning greater density in specific brain areas. The Surprising Connection Between Playing Video Games And A Thicker Brain 2014-04-06T22:55:00Z When asked for examples of how recent studies don't fill the bill, the agency declined to review others' work that way. Beeing There: The Search for Pesticides Effect on Declining Bee Colonies Moves to the Fields 2013-10-10T11:45:01.447Z The curved phones will fill the bill for a while at least. Curved Screens Are Here, Stop Calling Them Flexible 2013-10-09T12:20:00Z If a team’s point guard is supposed to be the coach on the floor, Latta fills the bill. WNBA puts its hopes on three rookies 2013-07-25T14:19:23Z You talk a lot about choice, but charter schools represent only 4 percent of the schools, at least here in New York, vouchers don't really fill the bill. Mitt Romney at Education Nation — transcript 2012-09-25T19:19:16Z If Hollywood is looking for its next hero, Nikpah fills the bill. Taekwondo: No Longer Unknown, Afghan Athlete Has Eyes on Gold 2012-07-27T14:47:19Z Even though those who volunteered thought they filled the bill, half were rejected because they were not completely healthy. Human Microbiome Project Explores Our 100 Trillion Good Bacteria 2012-06-18T13:50:03Z According to these restrictions, he thinks the Robinson Mine, of Johannesburg, will about fill the bill as an ideal gold mine. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z He could "easily fill the bill," and exhibit all the qualities they assigned to the highest God in the heavens. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z As a consequence, not more than one in ten will be found to fill the bill, and my 2,500 breeding birds will be selected from many thousands. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Most of them are in keeping with the tenements that harbor them; but they fill the bill. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z The manner in which the cattle were turned over to them was rather peculiar, but filled the bill to a nicety. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z "About that job," continued Reeves, gravely, "I'm a little afraid you wouldn't just fill the bill." Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Besides, we want to make up something to eat; these left-over biscuits and some dried venison will just fill the bill. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z Every place where Ned applied, either from seeing a sign “Boy Wanted,” or by getting the address from a newspaper he bought, had been taken or else he would not fill the bill. Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City 2011-10-11T02:01:05.260Z No wonder Meeker failed to fill the bill. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z Within seconds, the app suggested a few nearby options that filled the bill. Finding Workspace on the Fly 2011-09-27T04:00:00Z If there were aristocrats among slaves, Simon and sister filled the bill. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z To use the emphatic vernacular of the frontier, that parting order "just filled the bill." Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z We need a boy in the bank, and I think he will fill the bill,” and Mr. Wilding laughed. Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City 2011-10-11T02:01:05.260Z A short, sharp chute cascading off to the right seemed to fill the bill, but by a narrow squeeze. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Mr. Spurlock suggested that a film about, say, the invention of microfinancing techniques might fill the bill, though no subjects have yet been set. Media Decoder Blog: G.E. and Cinelan to Produce Short Films About Innovation 2011-08-28T20:54:01Z A man from the Philippines would just fill the bill. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z In one respect I fill the bill As well as any man Between Vancouver and Brazil, Morocco and Japan. Canada, My Land and Other Compositions in Verse 2011-08-23T02:00:28.813Z “He doesn’t really fill the bill for what I’m looking for,” Manager Davey Johnson said. Game 108 discussion thread: Nationals vs. Braves 2011-08-01T22:56:17Z For those who do not feel, for those who do not act, for those who belong to churches because of convention, or for social reasons, forms and frills fill the bill. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z He wanted a companion, and I filled the bill. Quotes from former first lady Betty Ford?s 1978 memoir 2011-07-09T02:06:04Z So General Otis sent another denial that filled the bill.32 Of course General Lawton made no such remark. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z I need an assistant in my Social Settlement work for the summer, and there’s no one I’ve met in the whole country that would fill the bill as well as you. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z It may be as ye say, pard, though it doesn't altogether fill the bill. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z This being the least important, you place me here as figure-head, while you fill the bill at the other place.” Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z But he was fitted out with a little carriage and ponies, and filled the bill very well. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Riggs seemed to fill the bill, so the wealthy old codger took him into his business and taught him the ropes. Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border 2011-05-26T02:00:20.467Z An ordinary speaker wouldn’t fill the bill at all, I knew, when the girls all had their appetites whetted for a Major. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z For her, this method filled the bill perfectly. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z And I rather think it filled the bill all right.” The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z “That hardly fills the bill,” Jack went on. Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z There's a little restaurant just around the corner on the avenue that looks as though it would exactly fill the bill. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z But he himself had changed it the most, because modern chemistry had let him substitute for one ingredient that had never been just right, something else that exactly filled the bill. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z Bath scrubs with microbeads fill the bill because they gently and gradually rub away old skin layers. Smooth Skin Basics 2011-03-17T13:50:03.053Z I guess in the ninety millions of people we've got scattered round this vast republic there's a lady that'll fill the bill. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z This fills the bill, there’s no question about it.” Bats: Baseball's New Top Cop: Joe Torre 2011-02-26T20:54:08Z This fills the bill, no question about it. Joe Torre hired as exec VP of baseball operations 2011-02-26T20:31:52Z “That one at the boathouse seemed to fill the bill.” Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z "I don't profess to be an expert," he replied evasively; "if an officer keeps his men up to the mark, he adequately fills the bill—Smith and Manning have both done excellently, though." In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z At any rate, there is many a cabaret near the Luxembourg which might fill the bill. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z If a painter were looking around for a model for Ready Money in an allegorical picture Smythe would fill the bill to perfection. Half-Hours with the Idiot 2011-01-22T03:00:18.853Z “If you’re looking for a justification to unload some stock, I think that singular comment might fill the bill.” Schlumberger Profit Rises; Next Quarter May Be Lower 2011-01-21T22:22:11Z "If you’re looking for a justification to unload some stock, I think that singular comment might fill the bill." Schlumberger Profit Rises; CEO Says Next Quarter May Be Lower 2011-01-21T16:41:02Z If another resolution calls for spending less money, Miraj fills the bill there as well. | Williston Park: Where the Food Leans Toward the Healthful 2011-01-14T23:29:27Z Price, the 2009 Pac Ten Defensive Player of the Year and conference leader in tackles for loss, fills the bill as a true three technique tackle in a 4-3. Bradford rises to No. 1 in our NFL mock draft 2010-03-08T21:17:00Z Vitamin D binds to certain proteins as well as to fats, Dr. Hendler said by e-mail, and yogurt and milk fill the bill. 2010-01-26T05:27:00Z Got me cornered and gave me a great game of talk, trying to convince me that he could fill the bill. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager They were aged and patchy, and they filled the bill in other ways. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise The genuine Newhouse is of course the best long spring trap made, but a little more expensive, and we find that the H. & N. fills the bill. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Having run out of the oil and not knowing where to get it without sending to some drug house, I bought a toilet preparation labled "essence of sweet clover," and found it filled the bill. Bee Hunting A Book of Valuable Information for Bee Hunters - Tell How to Line Bees to Trees, Etc. Perhaps an introduction to a company of sheeted ghosts, or an invitation to take afternoon tea with blood-boltered Banquo, might have filled the bill of our expectation. Deep Moat Grange Where it's eighty below zero, there you'll find the Northland hero, Red-Jacket; bully Boy he is—sure thing he fills the bill! Derby Day in the Yukon and Other Poems of the "Northland" He wanted an opening where there was not much work, and he thought Nat's position just about filled the bill. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils Yes," answered Tom, "or perhaps a mate on a Mississippi steamboat would fill the bill. Bert Wilson at Panama In common phrase, it "fills the bill" for the exceedingly useful purpose for which it was designed. Lessons on Manners For School and Home Use The Abercrombie & Fitch balloon silk tents, food bags, pack harness, aluminum alloys, and reflector ovens completely fill the bill. Camp and Trail It filled the bill for the arthropods, class Insecta. Tabby Naturally he would pick a glamour girl to play the romantic feminine role and Melody Hayden had filled the bill perfectly. The Beasts in the Void I can't say what they was lookin' for from us; but whatever it was, we didn't seem to fill the bill. Side-stepping with Shorty Anyhow, a night in the train doesn’t cut any ice, and Switzerland can fill the bill for a week as well as London or Scotland.” The Silent Barrier "I've had this thing in the back of my mind for some time past, and I know of two or three likely places that may fill the bill." Doubloons—and the Girl I saw a stick just back a bit that ought to fill the bill okay.” Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes On the whole, the law of combination seems to fill the bill very well. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life All of them felt rather tired, however, and it was not long before Hanky Panky voiced the general sentiment when he suggested that sleep would fill the bill better than anything else he knew of. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France I mean that our kind benefactress shall at least have the worth of her money, and call it a 30 good investment, if a set of splendid pictures can fill the bill.” Jack Winters' Campmates "But jest for the present, here is something that may fill the bill." Doubloons—and the Girl Get the bombs, Perk–the simple tear bombs–they ought to fill the bill!” Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes Of the three kinds of inspiration mentioned in most books on singing and termed clavicular, abdominal or diaphragmatic, and costal, neither completely fills the bill. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation As soon as may be I will let you have the text, when you might 178 even find some amusement in seeing that the maps fill the bill. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) If ever a magazine merited the designation “all-star number,” your August issue filled the bill. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 "Well, you scouts certainly filled the bill as Green Mountain Boys," said Mr. Dickle when the boys reached the road where he was standing. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters Why, this must be what they call an auxiliary craft, fitted to use canvas or hoss power, whichever fills the bill best. Eagles of the Sky With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes The doctor says I must have a 'diversity' of interests to offset the strain of making cement-mixers and I think to rub up against two hundred boys and girls will fill the bill, don't you? Highacres A letter to the Times about the medical profession was just shaping itself in his mind as he arrived at the Alhambra and saw that a piece entitled King Carrot filled the bill. A Great Man A Frolic “You do not look very strong,” said the warden, kindly; “do you think you could fill the bill?” Raiding with Morgan You are the only man on the force who fills the bill for this job. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Surely, he thought grimly, if anyone could fill the bill for a soldier of fortune it was himself. The Heads of Apex “I reckon he’ll fill the bill fine, all the same,” said the captain. Kings in Exile He met a man by the name of Adams that he thought would fill the bill; for he said he had mined in Colorado, Idaho, Arizona, and Nevada. A California Girl But as she stood back and looked at it, it did not quite fill the bill; it was rather thin; the tin showed through in spots. Continuous Vaudeville Hence demons generally play a great part in these explanations, even though in other cases the Devil fills the bill. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity Just now things not quite so charming filled the bill, for madame was jeering at him in a manner not to be misunderstood. Cleek, the Master Detective “I fill the bill then, sure,” said Dan, with a cheerful grin. Killykinick "I think you would just fill the bill, Willie," went on Tom. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice None of them seemed to the assembled wisdom of the company to fill the bill. A Pirate of Parts Wouldn’t that fill the bill?” asked Mr. Grimes, rubbing his hands together. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City And the curious thing about that remark was that after you’d heard it four or five times it filled the bill. Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe "Again has Giovanni filled the bill," mused Winter as he made for his office. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley “I intend,” I cried out with a quaver in my voice, 110 “since you’re not able to fill the bill, to be head of this household myself.” The Prairie Mother “Well,” said Fuller with a twinkle, “there’s nobody I know who could fill the bill, and I’m not sure the older men are much steadier than the rest.” Brandon of the Engineers Pachysandra and Vinca, don't quite fill the bill but have their good points, such as growing in the shade. Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 I want those who need looking after, and I think the Goldwings fill the bill. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club He said that was all right, and I would fill the bill. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 Mr. Campbell and I have been authorized to find a spruce tree that will fill the bill, buy it, and have it cut and trimmed and hauled to town while the snow is still on. The Flag "And you don't think that would still fill the bill?" Mufti Well, we do," said the clerk, looking him over critically, "but I hardly think you'll fill the bill. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 The hatchet and knives shown in the engraving will be found to fill the bill satisfactorily so far as cutlery may be required. Woodcraft He said that he picked me out as a man that would fill the bill, and do his duty. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 I'll try and fill the bill, but promise me this much. Mary Ware's Promised Land If the pictures do not literally fill the bill, they nevertheless please. The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing Brigham called me and said he could not spare me; that there were men enough to fill the bill without me. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite Salt, pepper and lemons fill the bill in that line. Woodcraft We have," he says, "so much advanced, that fairy tales don't fill the bill. Rippling Rhymes "Don't know no one that would quite fill the bill," grinned Cinnabar Joe. Prairie Flowers Mrs. Westervelt, the wife of the railroad superintendent, said that she knew a cook who would fill the bill. Fred Fearnot's New Ranch and How He and Terry Managed It Whatever was wanted, whatever the sacrifice involved, Carol stood ready to fill the bill. Prudence Says So Gold is the only thing that fills the bill," he said; "but a bar of gold, even of that size, would bend double under such a strain. The Aztec Treasure-House We soon became acquainted, I thought she would fill the bill, She seemed to be good-natured, which helps to climb the hill. Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads Endicott laughed: "I guess that fills the bill, Tex," he said. Prairie Flowers After months of work, he had finally picked one which filled the bill exactly! Islands of Space In fact, if ever there was a tramp who might be sentenced on his looks alone, this fellow could fill the bill. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain Not that I could count on my ruddy thatch frostin' up much in a couple of years; but somehow nothing but gray seemed to fill the bill. Torchy For those who do not feel, for those who do not act, for those who belong to churches because of convention, or for social reasons, form and frills fill the bill. Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep "We just need a little exercise and that climb will about fill the bill." Bob Hunt in Canada His answer sounded very much like circus, and I thought that it would just about fill the bill that evening, as far as Mrs. Anson and I were concerned. A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson "I think I have something that will just fill the bill!" The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats Here we name something painful after him and it seems to fill the bill just as well. Roughing it De Luxe I said I had tried to fill the bill as well as I knew how, and he took me up promptly. Branded All he needed was a big curved simitar to fill the bill. The Lion of Petra "None of them things fill the bill," said Calumet. The Boss of the Lazy Y And you're just about right, Seth; it does fill the bill great. Boy Scouts on a Long Hike Or, To the Rescue in the Black Water Swamps The manager trotted out a troupe of trail guides for them—all ex-cowboys; but they, being merely half a dozen sunburned, quiet youths in overalls, did not fill the bill at all. Roughing it De Luxe There," said Hugh, finally, "that is all done, and I think fills the bill. The Chums of Scranton High Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight Of course his office is in New York City, though his farm is in Connecticut and New York has a law which fills the bill. Northern Nut Growers Association, report of the proceedings at the sixth annual meeting Rochester, New York, September 1 and 2, 1915 "I have no doubt you will fill the bill, and be all that could be possibly desired." Within The Enemy's Lines If the hay is used and the barnyard manure is taken to the orchard that would fill the bill pretty well. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 He goes abroad, our land to represent; The earth, from pole to tropic, is his range; He fills the bill for use and ornament, Greases the world, and regulates exchange. The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Well Al I must of filled the bill and I will show Gen. Barry he didn't make no mistake. Treat 'em Rough Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer I send a bay mare that ought to fill the bill. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm Brown's old cabin will about fill the bill. The Gun-Brand Well; sixteen years ago we could have filled the bill pretty well. Clover He hasn't been able to get anybody yet that filled the bill. The Real Adventure I regarded her 'points,' so to speak, and they filled the bill. The Wings of the Morning Well, she's a foreigner, an' I don't think it's right to give her a job when we've got so many home products that want the place an' who look unpopular enough to fill the bill. The Daughter of Anderson Crow Grim's pathetic picture of young Bourne turned out-of-season poacher against his will by an inexorable Acton didn't seem quite to fill the bill. Acton's Feud A Public School Story You need not assert in words that you will fill the bill. Certain Success We do need help right here, Prudence, and that gal of Sarah Bostwick's could certainly fill the bill. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod Must be 'young, sound, and kind,' I reckon we can fill the bill. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 Just now things not quite so charming filled the bill, for madame was jeering at him in a manner not to be understood. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces "Well, what do you mean by coming aft here as mate when you know you can't fill the bill?" Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" "We've run across the lonely castle your aunt is negotiating for, and it seems to fill the bill to a dot." The Boy Scouts with the Motion Picture Players And no other girl but just you would have begun to fill the bill o' lading. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod I gave him an order for two hundred certificates, and he filled the bill so promptly that I ordered another hundred, bringing my unlocated holdings up to six hundred sections. Reed Anthony, Cowman The surges were breaking with thund'rous voice, The winds were a-shrieking shrill; This warrior thought that a trifle of noise Was needed to fill the bill. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull If I remember it didn't fill the bill because the tenant wouldn't sub-let it unfurnished. The Pretty Lady But finishing piano frames is rather a fine job and none of the willing and eager applicants there could fill the bill. Analyzing Character In those days audiences liked plenty for their money, and a Shakespeare play was not nearly long enough to fill the bill. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections If there had been a strolling artist about looking for a picture of Despair, I certainly would have filled the bill. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories The Adjutant was of the opinion that "The Star-Spangled Banner" filled the bill, while the Quartermaster cast his vote for "My country, 'tis of thee." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 8, 1917 It would also "fill the bill" for a jolly midwinter school party. Entertaining Made Easy "Well, then, for your benefit, I was merely observing that you filled the bill of what dad here said a bit ago we all were." Where the Trail Divides "Well then, you can pay the extra expense, and let that fill the bill." Joe the Hotel Boy But the King was not happy, for the reason that he wanted to marry his three sons, and he didn't know of any princesses who would, so to speak, fill the bill. The Faery Tales of Weir "I guess no one came along that filled the bill." Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California There were not less than 182 competitors for the prize; but none had made a discovery that filled the bill. Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 He was murderous enough, possibly, to fill the bill of a Destroyer, but would you have any kind of an Angel devoid of dignity? Roughing It, Part 2. "There are some marriages," I said, with a touch of our national humor, "that do not quite fill the bill, but that is certainly our ideal of marriage." A Traveler from Altruria: Romance I've wanted a man with three A blood and three Z finances for 'most a week now, and from what I gather from Burke and Bradstreet, you fill the bill. The Water Ghost and Others "Sentimentalising over Stephen might fill the bill," observed Grace tartly. The Fighting Chance She—well she's not been very well lately and I thought something—oh something with a lot of dash in it, you know, would just fill the bill. Lifted Masks; stories "That doesn't fill the bill either," I replied, "nor any other single word I can think of." Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond It took her three days to write them, and I reckon they'll fill the bill. Children of the Bush When man and water both are ill, A little wheat-juice fills the bill. Burnham Breaker Well, I'll admit that I'm simply restless, and that anything that will stir my blood and my liver will fill the bill. Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen An' if they ever was fierce dogs, that pack filled the bill. The Outdoor Chums The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club Killing them wouldn't have filled the bill so well, unless they made off with the pelts in the bargain. At Whispering Pine Lodge "Then you must try to fill the bill." The Boys of Bellwood School Many fine trout came to my hand, and were released because they did not fill the bill. Locusts and Wild Honey I don't know how to put the thing better-it seems to fill the bill. At the Sign of the Eagle Let us look under the head of wrecks… No; nothing seems to fill the bill. Cappy Ricks Retires As Mr. Prescott subsequently remarked in a moment of extreme self-appreciation, if she had been made to order she couldn't have filled the bill better. Many Kingdoms Never could find a man that would fill the bill. The Gilded Age, Part 7. As a means of passenger transportation, I consider the glacier a failure; but as a vehicle of slow freight, I think she fills the bill. A Tramp Abroad — Volume 06 Having found one whom he fondly thinks will "fill the bill," he next proceeds to picture to her vivid imagination the delights of "drifting." Four Months in a Sneak-Box "You feel that would about fill the bill, eh, Skinner?" Cappy Ricks Retires Of course," he said; "he knows how it is himself; the poet fills the bill exactly. Caesar's Column She hates Mama's nurse; Mama needs Miss Baker herself anyway, and we've been wondering and wondering how we could get hold of the right person to fill the bill. Saturday's Child Both as a saint and as a citizen he filled the bill. Europe Revised He reflected that the Great Montrose, for whom he had a special veneration, might have filled the bill. Huntingtower Finally he hit upon something he concluded would about fill the bill, so he put his lips to the mouthpiece once more and whistled up the skipper. Cappy Ricks Retires The wind was from the no'th, an' I went over every bit o' landscape in the country until at last I figgered out the' was only one place in Texas that filled the bill. Happy Hawkins More possibilities were mentioned, but none of them seemed to fill the bill. Cy Whittaker's Place The foreman filled the bill; and he was the proudest man in the State. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories So the King sent for them and presented them to her, and you may believe she filled the bill of their expectations. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 One hundred pounds English currency will just fill the bill. The Green Mummy I used to feel mightily elevated when I considered these details, for I could not figure out that amongst her acquaintances in Stamford there was any fellow that would fill the bill. The Good Soldier If I could pick up some rascal whose—er—irregularities didn't quite fill the bill, and could say—Ged!—that he was reforming. Two Men of Sandy Bar; a drama And those President cigars certainly filled the bill. Thankful's Inheritance There is a poem that I used to read, or hear some one read," he observed, "that fills the bill for any one with your point of view, I should say. Shavings I didn't care much what became of me, and I wanted a lonesome hole to hide in, and this filled the bill. The Woman-Haters: a yarn of Eastboro twin-lights A beautiful maiden with decorative hair and the proper number of toes will fill the bill. Strictly business: more stories of the four million I wish you'd never met that girl back East I think you'd have filled the bill for me, because, having always lived here in the mountains, I've not learned to be particular. Lahoma Nothing but a Mexican pastor, or a white man as lazy as Quince Forrest can fill the bill. The Outlet It fills the bill, you might say, as nothin' else does. Shavings We had to have a young lady assistant to help us work this graft; and I asked Buck if he knew of one to fill the bill. The Gentle Grafter It is about the best there is—and the most recent; but it does not fill the bill. Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails The foreman filled the bill; and he was the proudest man in the State. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg He is the only one who fills the bill. Lair of the White Worm |
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