Example sentences of "have to face [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was having to face up to the confusion in her : that she was married to a man she loved but there was this ‘ Boy-in-the-box ’ . ’ |
| 2 | Beyen argued that in the long term the ‘ sector ’ approach to co-operation would have to face up to the need for an all-embracing ‘ common market ’ reducing all trade barriers between the Six . |
| 3 | But then it would have to face up to the fact that , by comparison with much of the rest of the world , it would grow steadily poorer with no chance of arresting that trend until well into the next century . |
| 4 | The Queen for her own part will have to face up to the fact that , however perfect her public role , she has dismally failed in private to give her children the guidance they needed for stable marriages . |
| 5 | ‘ No , I 'm afraid I ca n't — and I 'm also afraid that you might have to face up to the fact that Silas has n't got private talks in mind , ’ Lucy pointed out gently . |
| 6 | She 'll just have to face up to the fact that he 's guilty , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 7 | Would-be delinquents in Saltash during most of the Nineteenth century had to face up to the threat of a short , sharp punishment ; a visit to the ‘ Black Hole ’ under the escort of one of the ancient borough 's best known characters , ‘ Nandie ’ Keast . |
| 8 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
| 9 | She had to face up to the fact that her father meant business , and that once more Ace was going to be put into an impossible position because of her . |
| 10 | But when you have to face up to the fact that no one wants to know and people are more interested in the apprehension and sentencing of the offender , that for many people is even worse than the original crime . ’ |
| 11 | Taylor said : ‘ We have to face up to the fact that we 're falling behind other countries who do things regarding fitness as a matter of course . ’ |
| 12 | I think we have to face up to the fact in the Labour party that quotas , that positive discrimination are essentially clumsy . |
| 13 | Not have to face up to the fact that he was a dynamic , intelligent , charming man with a gift for finance and the raw exercise of power . |