Example sentences of "[prep] have [to-vb] a [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the adherents of the new theory are faced with the prospect of having to abandon a theory that they feel to be right in the face of evidence which , at that stage , they are unable to reconcile with the new theory — when in fact in a decade or two they might well be able to do so . |
| 2 | Do n't be ashamed of having to re-write a sentence or paragraph several times to make your meaning still clearer . |
| 3 | A stressful situation , such as having to catch a train or make a speech , might make a normal person 's stomach churn a little , but in the IBS sufferer it can provoke a violent attack of diarrhoea . |
| 4 | This had the effect of statutory town planning taking root in an authority without having to persuade a council as to the merits ( and costs ) of scheme preparation . |
| 5 | Usually in the Labour party any other organization you 're gon na have to wait a year but the women did n't . |
| 6 | And you say we 'd gon na have to have a cooker and a fridge and that are n't you ? |
| 7 | If these countries felt they were being exploited by having to run a surplus and thus provide finance for the US deficit , such behaviour would be quite incomprehensible . |