Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun] [verb] it to " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was a record that came to be seen and recognised by the local electorate , in particular the newly enfranchised women , not least through the efforts of Labour candidates to exploit it to political advantage . |
| 2 | Was n't it wonderful of old Cornelius to leave it to me like that ? |
| 3 | " Take a quart of Creme and a pint of rhenish wine and the juice of 4 lemons sweeten it to your taste and put in some leamon peele then whip it up with a small rod and put it with a spoone into syllabub glasses . " |
| 4 | Information acquired by an employee which becomes part of his general skills and stock of knowledge is not the subject of an obligation of confidentiality although during the term of the employment it may be a breach of the employee 's duty of good faith to disclose it to third parties . |
| 5 | The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People tried it to scourge Hollywood ; but Hollywood just giggled . |
| 6 | For example , a conglomerate in receipt of inside information from an issuer of publicly traded securities may find itself in a position where actual compliance with its disclosure obligations to its retail customers ( ie. , those who wish to buy shares ) in accordance with the equitable principle of undivided loyalty causes it to be liable in an action for breach of confidence to its corporate clients , and guilty of tipping in violation of anti-insider dealing laws . |
| 7 | By way of illustration a factor of 10,000 indicates that one cubic metre of odorous gas as sampled will require 10,000 cubic metres of clean air to reduce it to a level where the ‘ average , , nose will not detect it . |