Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An alternative way of looking at higher education is to see it as a continuing process in the reproduction of gender relations . |
| 2 | The best way to approach this contradiction is to see it as a genuine clash of radical theory and pragmatic experience . |
| 3 | A good way to understand The Lord of the Rings in its full complexity is to see it as an attempt to reconcile two views of evil , both old , both authoritative , both living , each seemingly contradicted by the other . |
| 4 | The best way to explain Message Queue Interface is to compare it with a standard remote procedure call , where a client sends a request to another machine and waits for the response . |
| 5 | The second way of considering the tending of the fire is to compare it to the feminine ability to create and sustain atmosphere . |
| 6 | A stop gate provides protection as the canal approaches the aqueduct which is to carry it across the River Tame ( Feb 83 guide ) and between a sewage works and an electricity substation . |
| 7 | The aim is to scrutinize it with a view to stopping it coming through the door next time . |
| 8 | Ideally , of course , the best support for any kind of camera is to mount it on a tripod , but tripods are awkward things to carry and they also have a dampening effect on spontaneity . |
| 9 | The quickest comparison is to liken it to the replacement branches mentioned above , shoot ( a ) in Fig. 5 , for example . |
| 10 | The simplest way to do this is to plant it in a dark-coloured , bottomless bucket sunk into the ground . |
| 11 | There are two ways to make an application protocol-independent : the first is to re-write it , incorporating MPTN , the second is to connect it to a separate gateway that will do the conversion . |
| 12 | Every child knows that the way to break the most intractable toffee is to hit it with a poker . |
| 13 | The salesperson 's task is to provide it in a manner which does not antagonise the buyer and , yet , is convincing . |
| 14 | Indeed , the identification of meaning with the material form of language ( words , sentences , speech ) is a precondition of ordinary language use ; to use language is to trust it as a tool that expresses meaning . |
| 15 | To define the literary text as a structure is to view it as a set of Saussurean signs ( or as a single sign , as Mukařovský ( 1970 : 69ff. ) suggested ) , in which both signifiers and signifieds are governed by a single complex system of relationships . |
| 16 | It stigmatises the conduct , which is important if the public is to view it with an appropriate degree of revulsion . |
| 17 | COOK 'S NOTE : The easiest way to crumble any blue cheese is to stroke it with a fork until crumbled . |
| 18 | The most feasible means is to pump it as a gas or liquid through a pipeline to the ocean , where at 500 metres , most of it would stay out of contact with the atmosphere for many years , since liquid carbon dioxide has a density greater than seawater . |
| 19 | Even safer — but more costly — is to pump it to a depth of 3000 metres . |
| 20 | The best thing to do when an old galvanised cistern has started to rust is to replace it with a modern plastic type . |
| 21 | The traditional way to prevent corrosion is to suspend a ‘ sacrificial ’ magnesium anode in the cistern ; the best solution with a corroded cold water cistern is to replace it with a new plastic one . |
| 22 | The best way is to decorate it with the materials found in nature , and attempt to soften the overall box shape . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | So we need to be looking forward , but we ought to be looking short-term , so the best way to look at objectives , is to look it in the short-term , which is in fact , year one if you like , medium term , years two and three , and long-term , years four and five . |
| 25 | The easiest method of growing this species is to grow it in a flower-pot immersed in a shallow tank and bring it up to a reasonable size . |
| 26 | The definitionalist might seek to save his position by arguing for a general principle of law to the effect that to intend an act is to intend it under a full description and that therefore in all crimes where the actus reus contains not only a conduct element but also circumstances and consequences , mens rea is to be taken as being ‘ coextensive with the actus reus . ’ |
| 27 | He reminds them of the confidential nature of the case : nobody is to discuss it outside the room . |
| 28 | An easier method of installing fabric is to fix it to a frame . |
| 29 | The way I approach anything is to do it to the best of my ability , whatever . |
| 30 | The ‘ filmic ’ way to shoot a scene is to record it as a series of separate shots taken at different distances and angles . |