Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] have [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , in areas of the South Pacific it is not uncommon for parents to have to relinquish a new baby to admiring kin who have claimed it ( Sahlins 1976b ; Silk 1980 ) . |
| 2 | Contracts for these types of credit had to include a certain amount of cost information , though not the amount of the finance charge , nor an interest rate . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , commercial long-playing records of music had to await a high-quality mastering format which could be edited — in other words , magnetic tape . |
| 4 | That is about what would be expected if a short burst of neutrons with a range of energies had to travel a long distance ; the slower , less-energetic neutrons would lag behind those with more energy . |
| 5 | Held : Upon an appeal by Mr Stone 's widow it was held that an occupier who intended to permit another person to enter and use the premises for a limited period of time had to give a clear indication to the other that the permission was subject to a time limit . |
| 6 | Publishers such as Ackermann had to employ a considerable body of engravers and watercolourists to keep the work moving smoothly . |
| 7 | And those who take part in groups have to show a parallel commitment to working within the spirit of the process ; putting as much energy into listening as in talking , staying on task , collaborating rather than competing in the pursuit of common objectives . |
| 8 | So a hummingbird that specialises in feeding from Heliconia has to patrol a whole group of plants , visiting each hanging spike of blossoms in strict rotation on a carefully timed schedule . |
| 9 | Each team in England has to include a lay member . |
| 10 | It has been clear from the beginning that there are problems here for teachers having to assess a whole range of attainment targets across the curriculum . |
| 11 | At present , a multinational company can not run just one fund for all its staff ; an employee moving from Britain to Spain has to join a different fund . |
| 12 | ‘ Frank was a wild womaniser between marriages — but every girl he took to bed had to pass a bizarre test . ’ |
| 13 | Jones had tried various materials and what he now sought was rather clearly defined — are there neutrons of a specific energy or not ? — and his apparatus was almost completed and ready to go ; the chemists by contrast had to do a broader range of experiments as their problem was more subtle — is there fusion and if so by what process ? — and the necessary materials and apparatus had yet to be assembled . |