Example sentences of "[noun sg] that it [modal v] [verb] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thousands of people took AZT in the hope that it would make them feel better and live longer . |
| 2 | By this time , however , the ‘ Manhattan Project ’ had produced and tested an atomic bomb , and the new President Truman agreed House the fearful weapon against the Japanese in the hope that it would cause them to agree to a ceasefire . |
| 3 | To draw attention to their plight , they blockaded the road in the hope that it would get them priority for repairs . |
| 4 | In the hope that it will lock them in to the MIPS Computer Systems Inc RISC family , Silicon Graphics Inc has persuaded eight of the major MIPS chip users and fabricators — Control Data Systems Inc , Integrated Device Technology Inc , NEC Corp , Sumishomo Electronics Co Ltd , Sumitomo Corp , Tandem Computers Inc , Tata Enterprises Overseas Pte Ltd and Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc to participate in a modest way in the share offering it is making to raise cash to bolster the balance sheet of its MIPS Computer Systems acquisition . |
| 5 | They had heard the unnatural humming of a pylon in the summer air ; and had actually gone beneath it , on Fiver 's assurance that it could do them no harm . |
| 6 | Kings wanted to build up reserves of bullion for the very practical reason that it would enable them to recruit armies , and it was also true that gold and silver had a great power to dazzle men 's minds . |
| 7 | Among the birds , body-armour is absent for the obvious reason that it would make them too heavy to fly . |
| 8 | We believe that it would be more sensible if a proportion of the compensation would be met by people like pension fund managers if for no other reason that it would encourage them to er keep their own house in order erm and you know it 's not a bad er principle to operate in these areas . |
| 9 | However , larger companies like Ford have also woken up to the fact that it could help them build small runs of specialist cars — the Ford RS200 for example — cheaply and quickly , which gave the movement momentum . |