Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] it to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ ( 2 ) A person secures access to any program or data held in a computer if by causing a computer to perform any function he — ( a ) alters or erases the program or data ; ( b ) copies or moves it to any storage medium other than that in which it is held or to a different location in the storage medium in which it is held ; ( c ) uses it ; or ( d ) has it output from the computer in which it is held ( whether by having it displayed or in any other manner ) ; and references to access to a program or data ( and to an intent to secure such access ) shall be read accordingly . |
| 2 | He proposed a theory in which the germ plasm was totally isolated from the adult body that transmits it to future generations . |
| 3 | A solicitor of an undischarged bankrupt who receives after-acquired property on behalf of his client and transfers it to another agent , even with knowledge that that agent has been instructed to sell , is not liable for conversion at the suit of the trustee in bankruptcy , for the solicitor 's act can be described as ministerial within the test laid down by Blackburn J. Unfortunately , as Blackburn J. himself admitted , it is doubtful how far it goes . |
| 4 | ‘ A man hears a knock at the door of his country house and opens it to two vicars wearing stockings over their heads . |
| 5 | A feature of the grammar translation method ; learning by deduction the student starts with a general truth and applies it to particular cases . |
| 6 | ‘ If one excludes bacon/ham and offal and confines it to red meat plus poultry , then the figures rise to 35pc , still some way short of the 44pc mentioned . ’ |
| 7 | The Inland Revenue 's Tax Bulletin is helpful in that it gives the Revenue 's view on how it interprets the law and relates it to practical points . |
| 8 | This study examines the nature of social and economic change within Edinburgh in this crucial period and relates it to wider developments in Scotland as a whole . |
| 9 | The employer is building an internal labour market , with a view to retaining the skilled workers , but extends it to all employees , using payment premiums and participative management measures , in the hope of persuading workers to embrace such change as a competitive product market makes necessary . |