Example sentences of "that it [vb mod] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not so that it would stop cars getting across into the car park , but it would nevertheless give the impression . |
| 2 | Someone pointed out that it would stop passers-by popping in to buy something . |
| 3 | Troops committed by Pakistan and Bangladesh left for the Gulf in early September , while on Sept. 18 Argentina became the first Latin American country to announce that it would send forces ; two frigates , a Hercules aeroplane and 450 soldiers left on Sept. 25 , despite opposition claims that this action violated the Constitution and was inconsistent with Argentina 's diplomatic tradition of neutrality in overseas conflicts . |
| 4 | Countries making commitments in August to the multinational force , apart from the USA and those European and Arab countries as described above , included ( i ) Canada , a NATO member country , which announced on Aug. 10 that it would send two destroyers and a supply ship , to arrive by September ; ( ii ) Australia , whose Prime Minister Bob Hawke announced after a telephone conversation with Bush on Aug. 10 that two frigates and a supply ship would be sent ( a decision endorsed by the Cabinet on Aug. 14 ) ; ( iii ) Pakistan , which had some 90,000 nationals working in Kuwait , and whose President Ghulam Ishaq Khan said on Aug. 13 that it would send troops to protect the Moslem holy places , with a first contingent to leave on Aug. 17 and a total commitment expected to number 5,000-8,000 ; and ( iv ) Bangladesh , which on Aug. 15 announced a commitment in principle to send troops to Saudi Arabia numbering some 5,000 in all . |
| 5 | But what Mary wished to have , in keeping with what the other ladies wore , was a ring of such quality that it would draw looks of admiration … such as a dazzling diamond ring . |
| 6 | It was previously suggested that one reason attention focusing might actually impair recognition of non-risky junctions is that it would prevent subjects from attending to useful peripheral information . |
| 7 | But the Supreme Allied Commander and the British Chiefs of Staff saw no military advantage in accepting this proposal , and also foresaw that it would create difficulties with the Soviet government , and therefore ignored it . |
| 8 | Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Abalkin , presenting the draft law , said that it would create conditions necessary for the transfer to a planned market economy . |
| 9 | I believe that it would cost jobs and cost prosperity in this country . |
| 10 | Britain said on May 13th that it would penalise multinationals based in California if the unitary tax on worldwide profits were not scrapped by the end of the year . |
| 11 | One high street retailer , Comet , announced that it would offer refunds to people who bought its own-brand and other manufacturers ' models which failed the Government tests announced on Monday . |
| 12 | With no evidence that it would improve standards , it is difficult to see the advantage of turning the system upside down once more . |
| 13 | Pondering over the cycle 's military potential , whether or not it might ‘ mitigate the decline of the rural population ’ , fearing that it would tempt people away from the churches , but rejoicing that it would lure others away from ‘ demonstrations in Hyde Park or low-class places of amusement ’ , The Times thus moved its discussion skilfully between different planes of anxiety . |
| 14 | You would think , therefore , that it would pay agencies to study assiduously not only the editorial content of the pages which are designed to appeal to their potential customers , but also the verbal and visual techniques employed to attract and keep them . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , it was reported on Sept. 26 that the World Bank had authorized the creation of a special facility to grant concessional credit to help lower-middle income countries to re-settle migrant workers fleeing Iraq and Kuwait , and that it would advance disbursements from the Bank 's soft loan affiliate , the International Development Association ( IDA ) , to the poorest countries . |
| 16 | Men went down the main shaft and tried to clear it by shovelling the slurry into tubs which were then hauled to the surface but this was soon abandoned as it was realised that it would take weeks or months to clear a way through to the trapped men . |
| 17 | Very soon , however , it was realised that the fall of rock was so extensive that it would take weeks to reach John and , naturally , the initial urgency waned . |
| 18 | Others , including the London councils , were sympathetic but explained that it would take months , not hours , to get the decision through all the relevant committees . |
| 19 | He acknowledged the government 's awareness of the adverse social effects of the devaluation and said that it would take measures to alleviate them , including increasing wages in 1993 and compensating government employees who had lost their jobs as a result of the economic changes . |
| 20 | Some were wounded ; others so damaged by their experiences that it would take years to return to normal . |
| 21 | The IDB had announced on July 2 that it would finance projects worth US$80,500,000 during 1992-93 ; Pakistan was allocated US$27,000,000 for the import of crude oil and fertilizers . |
| 22 | The FNT agreed to a six-month no-strike deal in return for a government undertaking that it would suspend plans to dismiss 25,000 state-sector workers , stabilize the currency and adopt a " realistic " view on questions of economic regeneration , privatization and title to property seized under Sandinista rule . |
| 23 | For its part the IRA announced on April 22 that it would suspend attacks on Protestant " death squads " , although attacks on UK government and security forces would continue . |
| 24 | Peace talks were set to resume in Caracas , Venezuela , on Aug. 26 between the government and the Simon Bolivar National Guerrilla Co-ordinating Group ( CNGSB ) , which had announced on Aug. 1 that it would suspend attacks on the country 's economic infrastructure , especially electricity pylons and oil pipelines , because of " the harm being done to the poverty stricken communities of the country " . |
| 25 | Tom King did try on one occasion to attack Labour 's defence policy — but mainly on the grounds that it would lose jobs . |
| 26 | Claiming that the allied forces had a " game plan " which was being followed , he said that he sympathized with the motives of those who called for an indefinite air campaign , but that any decision on the launching of a ground offensive would be based on military advice ; there would be no " delay for the sake of delay , hoping that it would save lives " . |
| 27 | Alf Morris , the Labour Party 's spokesman for the disabled , promised that it would increase pensions above the rate of inflation . |
| 28 | The opposition Labour Party made clear that it would support concessions on the occupied territories in exchange for peace . |
| 29 | On a visit to Hungary in November 1989 a delegation led by the Assembly 's president , Anders Bjorck , indicated that it would support applications from East European countries provided that they ( i ) adopted a democratic constitution ; ( ii ) held free , multiparty elections ; and ( iii ) reformed the penal code to conform with various European conventions . |
| 30 | I mean certainly you ca n't achieve as much as a man does , but also the jobs just are n't there any more , not so much , and the main change I 'd like to see in education is that it would help girls cope with this dilemma . |