Example sentences of "[prep] have [to-vb] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 LABOUR last night accused the Conservatives of having to do an embarrassing U-turn over home ownership .
2 It makes sure that the family of the deceased director receive fair payment for his or her shares , which saves them from the problem of having to find an alternative buyer .
3 In November 1259 the barons in Council raised the annual salary of the Justice of the Forests south of Trent from 100 to 200 marks a year , and his colleague for the northern forests was in August 1260 granted an annual salary of 60 marks , instead of having to pay an annual farm of the same sum as he had previously done .
4 The Hoover administration was unfortunate in having to face an economic crisis of unparalleled severity .
5 His ignorance of what she feels about his ‘ human kindness ’ — she rejects any ‘ compunctious visiting of nature ’ ( 44 ) — makes him a victim , or accomplice , who has to be instructed in hypocrisy : One of Shakespeare 's problems in having to develop an evil conspiracy in the absence of any vocal moral commentary on it is to make it judge or condemn itself .
6 You can then eliminate all but the genuinely suitable applicants without having to interview an enormous number of people in person .
7 IT 'S bad enough paying crippling interest rates without having to pay an annual fee on top of that but if you shop around you can avoid the charge .
8 The result is that , for a fee of about £1.50 per hour , the subscriber receives a programme from a disc , but without having to buy an expensive player .
9 A specialist or comprehensive assessment can be arranged without having to have an initial assessment first .
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