Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] it with [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The aim is to scrutinize it with a view to stopping it coming through the door next time .
2 Every child knows that the way to break the most intractable toffee is to hit it with a poker .
3 COOK 'S NOTE : The easiest way to crumble any blue cheese is to stroke it with a fork until crumbled .
4 The best way is to decorate it with the materials found in nature , and attempt to soften the overall box shape .
5 For example , to commit an account of an incident to paper is to endow it with a permanence and visibility to senior staff which may result in the creation of further — seemingly unnecessary — work .
6 The only satisfactory way to deal with a word which can not be found is to negotiate it with the user ; such a word can be ignored ( i.e. , removed from the search ) or replaced , or the search can be abandoned on the ground that the word is correct and essential to the success of the search .
7 The natural inclination of a new ‘ Couper is to turn it with the fingers , but one quickly learns to run a palm across one side , either up or down , in order to change trim by rolling the black knob .
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