Example sentences of "disposed of [prep] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Finally a solution was found — large numbers of animals were rapidly disposed of by sending them whole or shredded to a plant which turned them into fertiliser .
2 Highly toxic pollutants could be safely disposed of by burning them under water , Prof Keith Bartle , of Leeds University , told the conference .
3 To prevent the spread of infection by airborne droplets , people should cough and sneeze into a handkerchief , preferably a paper one which can be disposed of by burning or flushing down the toilet .
4 Plainly , merulite tubes removed one of the favourite weapons of attack at football matches , and since the containers were easily disposed of by burning , without any pollution effects , appeared to us to have strong advantages from an environmental point of view .
5 The aircraft had been resident with an Air Training Corps unit until the late 1940s when it was disposed of by burying it !
6 This Meeting consider that the sum appropriated for the Steam Boat last year would be best disposed of by carrying on works of utility to the Island … "
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