1.   Did they say how long the operation would take?

2.   It was, as has often been observed, a safe prediction that major operations would not take place in midwinter.

3.   Parental consent is required before the operation can take place.

4.   Ensure that conflicting modification operations cannot take place.

5.   A man who was apparently brain damaged during an operation has been given permission to sue for damages... even though the operation took place twenty five years ago.

6.   The whole operation has taken just sixty seconds.

7.   A police surveillance operation had been taking place at the house, though not last night.

8.   At least four to six cordon-and-search operations take place every day.

9.   A parallel operation took shape as Morris began to bring in other political consultants, like pollsters Mark Penn and Doug Schoen.

10.   According to Oliver, no records were kept that the operation she described took place.