Example sentences of "it by [art] book " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Handmaid 's Tale is director Volker Schlondorff 's first American feature , and he 's done it by the book . |
| 2 | I do it by the book . |
| 3 | Every scrap of understanding you can glean about the dynamics of bereavement will , of course , be valuable ; but never try simply to ‘ play it by the book ’ — this or any other , for in the long run it will be the way you use your heart , not your head , that will count most . |
| 4 | Nigel Cramer was phrasing it by the book . |
| 5 | VAT staff playing it by the book were close to destroying the Enterprise Rehearsal scheme , run by Barfield Enterprise Training Ltd for Barnet Enterprise Trust and Enfield Enterprise Agency . |
| 6 | Covering means ‘ doing it by the book ’ — erring on the side of caution and producing concrete evidence of activity when making discretionary decisions whose outcome will be known to the officer 's supervisor or any senior staff . |
| 7 | Yes , because of the change described ( above ) , from the norms of science ( free enquiry , publications , respect for truth , resistance to argument from authority ) to the norms of commerce ( cost consciousness , restriction to profitable study , limited publication and need to retain commercially valuable technology secret , respect for adequate solutions , acceptance of the authority of ‘ current good practice ’ and standards and specifications — ‘ doing it by the book ’ ) . |
| 8 | They play it by the book — |
| 9 | Spartak defender Victor Onopko smacked Rushie while in the penalty box , but instead of pointing it out to the referee and then playing it by the book , we had David Burrows tearing into an absolutely scandalous tackle and the tone was set . |
| 10 | Yeah you ca n't set it by the book |