Example sentences of "[noun prp] that it [vb mod] [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | But he 'd plainly told her on Tuesday that it would take a week or more to get the necessary replacement part , so what was the point in ringing him ? |
2 | There was a little parapet going round the arcade and it suddenly occurred to Owen that it might provide a vantage-point from which he could more pleasantly monitor proceedings . |
3 | The government , meanwhile , has told the BBC that it must use a system of picture transmission developed by the Independent Broadcasting Authority , called MAC . |
4 | The Swedish government announced in mid-January that it would delay a promised phase-out of nuclear power until alternative energy sources became viable . |
5 | The British Government had proposed to the Council of Europe that it should examine a range of questions including that of service of process abroad , which the United Kingdom had hitherto included in its bilateral civil procedure conventions . |