Example sentences of "[prep] having [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I FIND MYSELF caught in the toils of having to give a personal explanation for why I ca n't write a personal explanation for the formation of my adult beliefs . |
| 2 | For many , the sense of having to adopt a preferred version of practice accentuated the dilemmas which are always part of everyday teaching . |
| 3 | The problem was more one of having to absorb a vast amount of information in a short space of time . |
| 4 | Such a consideration raises the prospect of having to run a surplus budget at the same time as cutting taxes . |
| 5 | This cautionary tale produced a moment 's silence , as all those present contemplated the awful prospect of having to rewrite a large chunk of a book from memory . |
| 6 | Embryonic fibroblast culture and replication banding has the advantage of providing a large number of slides and mitotic cells which could be used for several different probes but the disadvantages of having to pool a considerable number of embryos for the initiation of the culture and a lack of knowledge as to the source and lineage of the cells which become established in culture . |
| 7 | Thus the desperate position which tended to be the teacher 's in the days of the Dalton Plan , with no help available , almost no bibliographic service for the location of likely materials , and the consequent necessity of having to produce a daily flood of work-sheets and data sheets , is no longer the case in schools sensibly organized . |
| 8 | Instead of having to write a customised interface each time a new inter-system link is required , Ericsson will be able to use HostBridge 's standard mechanism to transport the data . |
| 9 | They are most grateful for a pump within yards of their homes , instead of having to walk a long way to a dirty water-hole . |
| 10 | they may not feel open to accepting that person into the family , very aware of having to make a conscious effort to put aside prejudices and stereotypes in order to get to know , like and accept him or her . |
| 11 | Young motorists face a Government clampdown including having to display a special plate to show they 're new to driving and the possibility of having to pass a tough new test if they 're found guilty of serious traffic offences . |
| 12 | Spenser approves this because it does not drain English resources through having to keep a large standing army in Ireland . |
| 13 | The money will keep you in business ; compensate you for lost profits ; give you breathing space while you reorganise and/or find a suitable replacement ; and save you from having to find a new credit line at a difficult time . |
| 14 | Though she speaks wistfully of the luxury of ‘ blue sky research ’ , Beverley sees advantages in having to adopt a commercial perspective as well as a purely scientific one . |
| 15 | The libel laws should be changed to provide a ‘ fast track ’ system allowing victims of media falsehoods to correct them quickly without having to wait a long time for their cases to go to court and gamble on the result . |
| 16 | He must n't be expected to make an effort when he does n't feel like it , he must n't risk being hemmed in or bored , but everyone has to be ever so careful of his feelings , poor sensitive soul , and when he wants a good fuck he comes to obliging loving little Ruth because he can relieve himself and have his morale boosted without having to do a damned thing about it but get himself into your bed . ’ |
| 17 | The introduction , in 1951 , of the General Certificate of Education made it easier to enrol secondary-modern pupils for such examinations , since at ordinary level ( O level ) the more able among them could now take one subject or a few subjects , without having to take a whole group of subjects at the same time . |
| 18 | Because Windows applications share common operational techniques , you can move easily between applications without having to learn a different set of commands for each . |
| 19 | Clayson ( para. 15.05 ) was of the view that small voluntary organisations should be able to supply alcoholic liquor at functions without having to find a willing certificate-holder , and should be able to gain some financial benefit from the sale of liquor to members . |
| 20 | The House could and did sack governments ( such as Russell 's first Cabinet in 1852 , Aberdeen 's ministry in 1885 , Lord Palmerston in 1858 , Russell again in 1866 and Gladstone in 1885 ) without having to face a general election . |
| 21 | ‘ The matters to which regard is to be had in particular … are any of the following which appear to be relevant — ; ( a ) the strength of the bargaining positions of the parties relative to each other , taking into account ( among other things ) alternative means by which the customer 's requirements could have been met ; ( b ) whether the customer received an inducement to agree to the term , or in accepting it had an opportunity of entering into a similar contract with other persons , but without having to accept a similar term ; ( c ) whether the customer knew or ought reasonably to have known of the existence of the term ( having regard , among other things , to any custom of the trade and any previous course of dealing between the parties ) ; ( d ) where the term excludes or restricts any relevant liability if some condition is not complied with , whether it was reasonable at the time of the contract to expect that compliance with that condition would be practic-able ; ( e ) whether the goods were manufactured , processed or adapted to the special order of the customer . ’ |
| 22 | The factors which the court is to take into account under Sched 2 are : ( a ) the strength of the bargaining positions of the parties relative to each other , taking into account ( among other things ) alternative means by which the customer 's requirements could have been met ; ( b ) whether the customer received an inducement to agree to the term , or in accepting it had an opportunity of entering into a similar contract with other persons , but without having to accept a similar term ; ( c ) whether the customer knew or ought reasonably to have known of the existence and extent of the term ( having regard , among other things , to any custom of the trade and any previous course of dealing between the parties ) ; ( d ) where the term excludes or restricts any relevant liability if some condition is not complied with , whether it was reasonable at the time of the contract to expect that compliance with that condition would be practicable ; ( e ) whether the goods were manufactured , processed or adapted to the special order of the customer . |
| 23 | These guidelines , although not exhaustive of the factors to be considered , include the following : ( a ) the strength of the bargaining positions of the parties relative to each other , taking into account ( among other things ) alternative means by which the customer 's requirements could have been met ; ( b ) whether the customer received an inducement to agree to the term , or in accepting it had an opportunity of entering into a similar contract with other persons , but without having to accept a similar term ; ( c ) whether the customer knew or ought reasonably to have known of the existence and extent of the term ( having regard , among other things , to any custom of the trade and any previous course of dealing between the parties ) ; ( d ) where the term excludes or restricts any relevant liability if some condition is not complied with , whether it was reasonable at the time of the contract to expect that compliance with that condition would be practicable ; ( e ) whether the goods were manufactured , processed or adapted to the special order of the customer . |
| 24 | Thus Paisley was free to create party policy and to articulate it without having to convince a large membership . |
| 25 | Jazz was frowning too , from natural inclination , mostly at having to wear a bathing cap , which he hated . |
| 26 | No. 3 was directly opposite the palace , only a minute away , but he was stopped twice by tourists whose thick German accents he could n't begin to understand , and then by having to settle a violent argument between two drivers who had managed to crash while manoeuvring their cars out of their parking spaces . |