Example sentences of "hope [that] it [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " 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 Primate tool use has been studied by anthropologists in the hope that it might tell us something about our own evolution ; by psychologists trying to obtain a better understanding of problem solving and intelligence ; and by animal behaviourists simply because the use of tools among wild primates is part of their natural repertoire of behaviour .
5 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 .
6 Here , I am going to discuss tackle in more depth in the hope that it will help you to choose the best .
7 This chapter mixes our personal story with principles from the book of Acts in the hope that it will help you to get on with it !
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