Example sentences of "replace it [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 Never leave a chip pan unattended ; better still , replace it with a thermostatically-controlled deep fryer .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 ( 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 .
10 Use a screwdriver to separate the washer/jumper unit from the anti-splash device and replace it with a new one .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 Indeed , most forms of agriculture do not so much disturb the natural environment as destroy it and replace it by a manmade artefact .
14 The Second World War set back Stalin 's hopes of completely rebuilding Moscow and replacing it with a new Soviet city , centrally planned and co-ordinated like the economy .
15 Should , for any reason , a sheet become damaged in service it is simple to replace a Rockwell sheet by unscrewing the damaged sheet and replacing it with a new one .
16 But there will be cost involved , I think about eighteen thousand , over the course of that year , in sustaining that contract rather than replacing it with a new tender .
17 Supervised by Rover apprentices , the pupils ripped out an old lecture theatre and are in the process of replacing it with a multi-purpose room which , it is hoped , will help to bridge the gulf between industry and education .
18 Experienced PC users can deal with the Trojan by using software tools to make the new Autoexec.Bat file visible and read/write , before deleting and replacing it with a correct version .
19 Removing a plug of turf with the planter and replacing it with a pot-grown cowslip takes seconds .
20 Cos they were replacing it with a radial , they 're transferred that stock onto the other end product number .
21 If a negative thought is about to enter your mind try to become aware of it before it has had time to take root in your unconscious and put it aside , replacing it with a positive thought .
22 One of the classic instances is Chesterfield , where the town had entered a partnership with a property company to build over the city 's open-air market place , replacing it with a covered market , shops and offices .
23 By the way , the ‘ box ’ had a had a hole in it ; disconnecting it from the air intake manifold and replacing it with a blank plug seems to have solved our original problem with no immediately apparent side-effects .
24 the English working class … can never do anything decisive here in England until it separates its policy with regard to Ireland in the most definite way from the policy of the ruling class , until it not only makes common cause with the Irish , but actually takes the initiative in dissolving the Union established in 1801 , and replacing it by a federal relationship .
25 Did Changez have any idea of the reluctance with which his bride-to-be , now moving across to her bookshelf , picking up a book by Kate Millett , staring into it for a few minutes and replacing it after a reproachful and pitying glance from her mother , would be exchanging vows with him ?
26 The best thing to do when an old galvanised cistern has started to rust is to replace it with a modern plastic type .
27 There was also controversy over the Commission 's plans to abolish the zero rating of intra-EC exports with effect from January 1993 , and to replace it with a complex system of approximation under which a central clearing house would apportion VAT payments between the countries involved in a transaction .
28 We have been struggling for years with an inadequate meat hygiene inspection system and we need , as soon as possible , to replace it with a centralised system that will guarantee high standards and uniform costs .
29 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 .
30 Essentially , the committee had agreed to disband COMECON altogether , and to replace it with a new body , to be known as the Organization for International Economic Co-operation ( OIEC ) .
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