He was told that the single copy of the film had been destroyed.

"If you destroy most copies, time will take care of the rest."

"You can be sure the moment the company changes hands, we'll destroy all copies."

Then, the assistant reported that the only copy had been destroyed.

All 500 copies of the book were seized and destroyed.

It is said that the remaining 60 copies were destroyed.

Most copies were destroyed in a fire, and only a few, perhaps around 14, survived.

Nearly all copies were seized by the police and destroyed.

When due for publication a fire destroyed all but several copies of the book.

After each new draft was prepared, all the copies of the previous version were destroyed.