Example sentences of "[noun] you have [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 To decide whether to live in Bali you have to imagine the conditions with as much sensuous and emotional vividness as possible , and will learn more from photographs , music records , documentary films of dance , impressionistic writing , the talk of enthusiastic or disillusioned people who have been there already , than from strictly factual propositions .
2 For instance you had to know the names , the cast list .
3 Of course you could try a tantalising headline but do remember that in the first instance you have to attract the attention and interest of the journalist or editor , who is not going to be tempted quite as easily as the reader might be .
4 Before you can begin to design a single building you have to consider the shape of the site , its ground conditions , its relations with its neighbours , the character of its nearby historic buildings , vehicle access , height restrictions , the means of escape in case of fire , disabled access , rubbish disposal and costs .
5 ( For the Silver Award you have to do The Vice on Stanage and for the Gold Award Cave Crack at Froggatt — and taping up is definitely not allowed . )
6 ‘ Subscriptions to this and that , and then suppers at people 's houses , and of course you have to return the hospitality .
7 And to win at Henley you have to take the pain .
8 The number of times you have to take the medicines varies : frequently in an acute condition and less frequently in a chronic one .
9 ‘ It 's a shame you had to miss the Somerset v. Kent match .
10 To fill the seats you have to drop the fares , there 's a price war going on , especially in the markets that Virgin 's involved in , price wars mean very low fares , fares which in many cases will not cover the cost of flying the aeroplane .
11 A glint of bright intelligence appeared in Cyril Causeley 's eyes as he stopped for a moment in his upward progress , and looked down at Greg : ‘ Ah , well — in this business you have to see the way the wind is blowing .
12 I 'm not sure if people appreciate that when you attempt kicks of that distance you have to strike the ball 100 per cent .
13 To get the best of a player like Back you have to develop the back row around him , to make the most of his speed and to cover his natural deficiency at the line-out .
14 ‘ Shearson has the same option , but with its bond you have to make the decisions yourself , ’ says Richard Spencer of financial adviser Brooks MacDonald Gayer .
15 So if you wanted to be a removal man you had to find the work to justify you having an A licence , but of course you could n't because you had n't got an A licence to do it with .
16 To understand the rage you had to see the age , when art curses and kicks society so much it changes it , you have to realise they arrived in a perfect time-spot .
17 ‘ And to those prices you have to add the boat 's running costs . ’
18 Further , when you 've inspected the directory you have to remember the name and then re-type it for the Load command .
19 To begin this stage of training you have to get the bird to step on to your glove , not jump , but step , very deliberately and confidently .
20 One thing you have to give the Germans , they were very clean .
21 This is then divided by whichever of the indexing numbers you have to give the width of the flutes .
22 In my profession you have to mystify the enemy ? ’ .
23 If you are a basic rate taxpayer , the amount you have to pay the Exchequer increases ( after the first £2,000 ) to £25 ; and if you are a higher rate taxpayer , it goes up to £40 for every £100 of your taxable income over £23,700 .
24 In this situation you have to forget the textbook method of standing still and pivoting on one foot while the horse trots a beautiful circle around you : Skipper walked and later trotted a big circle and I walked a smaller one .
25 I think that Mr has lost his bet because we are a party who is not obsessed by ideology we are not prepared to act indefinitely like bulls in a china shop when the owners of the shop have an infinite supply of china We want to move forward and we want to move forward in the real world and the idea that a strong government and sticking to what you want through thick and thin when clearly you 're not going to get the result you want , as indeed the government did over the poll tax , in the end you have to recognise the reality the Labour group , as much as anything else , are part of that reality .
26 When the wind blows off the land you have to consider the effects of trees , hills and buildings .
27 ‘ It 's not like doing a series of stand up gags you have to make the audience not feel so nervous .
28 When it gets to the point that to reach your greenhouse you have to run the gauntlet of a thousand bristling spines , it is time to make a major decision .
29 ‘ In fact you have to forget the technique .
30 Nowadays if you 're testing a medicine you have to tell the patient .
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