They built the ship in accordance with the plans.

He explained by means of diagrams.

He illustrated his theory with diagrams.

Let me explain it with a diagram.

The graph in Figure 1 illustrates the differences in the means of total scores for white and black subject in each grade.

The new plan worked well.

The mortality rate per 1000 live births are set out in figure 13.1.

The different character typologies are represented schematically in figure one.

The chart illustrates how the body works.

This chart illustrates the function of ozone layer.

This diagram will illustrate what I mean.

Of course "Hayabusa" is not actually closing in on the Sun, it is just positioned as in the figure so that, seen from the Earth, it is on the opposite side of the Sun; this is called 'conjunction'.

Don't push your luck.

What Tom is saying is not completely incorrect. What Mary is saying makes a lot more sense though.