Example sentences of "[noun] have [to-vb] a [noun] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 By the time that Edward Heath had to appoint a chairman twenty years later , he chose Professor Michael ( later Lord ) Swann , Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh University , on the grounds that running the BBC was rather like running a university , with a ferment of ideas , plenty of eccentricity and troublesome students .
2 Across the Volga , for example , engineers had to dig a 16-metre deep trench to accommodate the pipe .
3 The two ladies at the head of the little queue whispered together , then announced that if Mr Carter had no objection they would be happy to oblige Mr Mullings , as they did not like to think of Mrs Mullings having to face a storm unprotected .
4 Even bicycles have to steer a path clear of the road .
5 A person with impaired hearing has to take a lot more strain than people with normal hearing .
6 PhD candidates with a Masters qualification have to complete a minimum two years full-time study .
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