Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] it to the " in BNC.

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1 The tactic used by the Commission for passing the Single European Act was to present it to the member states as if it were the only thing on offer : either take this or leave the Community .
2 Ideally , gates should be hung on sturdy posts set well into the ground , but where this is impossible , such as against a house wall , the only secure way to fit the post is to screw it to the wall using large expanding bolts , such as Rawlbolts .
3 The quickest comparison is to liken it to the replacement branches mentioned above , shoot ( a ) in Fig. 5 , for example .
4 Now , after a month of nervously transferring it from place to place as the situation worsened , the French government were giving it to the British .
5 The problem is getting it to the surface , and in rural areas the best way is by handpump .
6 There was the Cambridge Rapist in his mask with references to ‘ A Hard Day 's Night ’ — the idea was to link it to the death of The Beatles ' manager , Brian Epstein , during a supposed bout of homosexual S&M .
7 The second way of considering the tending of the fire is to compare it to the feminine ability to create and sustain atmosphere .
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