Example sentences of "that it have been necessary " in BNC.

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1 The German explanation for the invasion of Belgium and Holland on 10 May 1940 — that it had been necessary in order to forestall a breach of neutrality by the enemy — carried less conviction than it had done in the Scandinavian operation .
2 ‘ This is what Fael-Inis wanted , ’ thought Taliesin , and knew , even as the thought formed , that Fael-Inis had not wanted it , but that it had been necessary .
3 But we were told recently by a delegation from the french Senate , studying British methods of scrutiny of Community legislation , that they had great difficulty in obtaining copies of Commission legislative proposals and that it had been necessary for them to establish an office in Brussels to ensure a reliable supply .
4 Note that it has been necessary to enclose the camera behind a glass screen to cut down its noise .
5 The fact that it has been necessary so many times over the years to attempt interventions to halt conflict and define stretches of frontier invites an explanation .
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