Example sentences of "[vb base] it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A superficially similar case may differ from this one in some subtle matter of detail the relevance of which we will only recognize when we encounter it in the concrete . |
| 2 | These become almost like rituals as the cat grows older — little routines that reward the animal because they involve it in a social interaction with its owners or their guests . |
| 3 | They honour it in the manner of warring tribes observing a precarious truce , waiting nervously for hostilities to reopen . |
| 4 | If it 's not , you can turn the old one upside down and replace it as a temporary measure until you get the right one . |
| 5 | However , the Cultural Revolution was also presented as an attempt by the party to gain control of the state bureaucracy and even replace it as an organ of implementation . |
| 6 | Insiders at Westminster reported that the cabinet was poised to scrap the poll tax and replace it with a property tax . |
| 7 | An ugly modern extension obscures part of the Godfrey building at present and Moran says his architectural consultants have advised him to apply for permission to remove it and replace it with a gatehouse . |
| 8 | Then either dismantle clean , lubricate and reassemble the old valve , or remove it and replace it with a more modern and reliable one . |
| 9 | There once was a plan to remove it and replace it with a television transmitting tower . |
| 10 | After the new dpc has been installed it is essential to remove all the old plaster from the affected areas and replace it with a special waterproof plaster developed for the purpose . |
| 11 | Many public librarians therefore prefer to discard a damaged book and replace it with a new copy of the same title or with another book altogether . |
| 12 | As early as February 1920 Trotsky had put before the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party a plan to end grain requisitioning and replace it with a fixed tax in kind ; also to allow the peasants to sell their surpluses on the ( to be revived ) market . |
| 13 | Scott Bader are to close their Stratford Road premises in Birmingham and replace it with a new centre backing onto the Merryhill Estate in Brierley Hill . |
| 14 | A PROPOSAL to demolish the bungalow at Wyards Farm , Basingstoke Road , Alton and replace it with a new home has been agreed by district planners . |
| 15 | With capillary fittings you ca n't resolder a leaking joint because the pipe will contain some water , so remove the fitting using a blowtorch to melt the solder , and replace it with a compression joint . |
| 16 | Replace it with a plastic one , but make sure you 'll be able to get it through to loft hatch . |
| 17 | I asked , and they said , ‘ Remove the disc and replace it with a piece of bone which we 'll take from your hip . ’ |
| 18 | Never leave a chip pan unattended ; better still , replace it with a thermostatically-controlled deep fryer . |
| 19 | To upgrade to multiple CPUs and new , faster microprocessors including the 50MHz SuperSparc when it is available in volume , users can pull out the Sparc module and replace it with a new one . |
| 20 | The first step was to remove the sapling and replace it with a system of aluminium braces . |
| 21 | ( including taxes and the cost of accessories ) at the date the damage occurred and such loss or damage is insured under this Policy the Corporation will subject to the consent of the Policyholder and of any other interested party known to the Corporation replace it with a new motor car of the same manufacture and model subject to its being available in which event the Corporation shall become entitled to possession and ownership of the lost or damaged motor car . |
| 22 | We seem to resent this when it happens in English — when we leave the ‘ t ’ off the end of ‘ hot ’ , for example , and replace it with a ‘ glottal stop ’ ( try saying ‘ hot milk ’ three times quickly ) . |
| 23 | Use a screwdriver to separate the washer/jumper unit from the anti-splash device and replace it with a new one . |
| 24 | On April 30 , 1990 , leaders of the PRPB decided to dissolve the party and replace it with a new party to be known as the Union of the Forces of Progress ( UFP ) to contest the legislative elections due in February 1991 . |
| 25 | Plans exist to log 250,000 hectares of virgin rainforest and replace it with a palm oil plantation , much of which will be worked by migrant labour from Indonesia 's main islands . |
| 26 | Labour 's manifesto was also launched and Mr. Kinnock promised to abolish the Community Charge immediately and replace it with a modified version of the old rates system based on ability to pay . |
| 27 | Perhaps the rage and common decency of the British people will vent itself in the near future where it has not in the past and finally get this Government out and replace it with a more caring one . |
| 28 | The county council had wanted to demolish the towering and elegant stone-built landmark and replace it with a more functional concrete and steel structure . |
| 29 | First , to dismiss the large body of academic work on media influence , particularly with regard to the effects of violence , and replace it with a series of insinuations ( which are not backed up by hard evidence of any sort ) displays a breathtaking arrogance on the part of the writer . |
| 30 | In conclusion , I ask is it sensible needlessly to destroy a system which provides the best standard of living for all its citizens on the African continent and replace it with a system which will bring misery in the short-term and has little proof that it will ever attain today 's standard of living in the long term ? |