Example sentences of "[noun] attach [pn reflx] to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This parasite attaches itself to the mouths of fishes , sea-squirts , etc. 65 . |
| 2 | His new work attaches itself to the ready-made tradition , taking the theme of laziness into ‘ a la recherche du temps perdu ’ . |
| 3 | Giger was asked to produce designs not only for the full-grown monster , especially its head , but also for the two earlier stages , the ‘ face-hugger ’ ( the piece that comes out of the egg to attach itself to an animal/human and force an embryo down their throat ) and the ‘ chest-burster ’ ( the small creature that has grown enough within the host to burst out to an independent existence , killing the host in the process ) . |
| 4 | Initially , the embryos attach themselves to the mass and later move over its surface feeding ( Fretter and Graham , 1985 ) . |
| 5 | The tRNA attaches itself to the appropriate amino acid . |
| 6 | They believed that as soon as a person died their spirit attached itself to the family left behind . |
| 7 | The English attached themselves to the idea of privatising the operator in its entirety . |
| 8 | Particular interest attaches itself to the distribution of the elderly population , because of its implications for the provision of retirement accommodation and social services . |
| 9 | They simply spin a silken sling to attach themselves to a twig . |