"You can be sure the moment the company changes hands, we'll destroy all copies."
"If you destroy most copies, time will take care of the rest."
When due for publication a fire destroyed all but several copies of the book.
The provincial party banned the book and destroyed most copies, but the damage had been done.
The band destroyed most copies and it was never made available, but some still exist.
When we get back, I alert the dissidents to destroy all copies of the map.
Some pro-life activists went into stores and destroyed copies of the books in an attempt to halt sales.
But the Department has told her to destroy all copies, return the original and warned that further action could be taken if she ignores the advice.
The employee later erases the e-mail and destroys all hard copies of the memo.
They were directed to destroy all copies of it after they had duly taken note.