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

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1 ‘ It is almost certainly the case you have to do a little bit extra because you are female but you do n't have to prove you are twice as good . ’
2 If you are the guard you have to wear a blindfold because you are armed with a laser torch which is so powerful that it would blind you if you could see it .
3 If that sounds confusing , it can be illustrated simply ; the singular number of the English noun is unmarked with respect to the plural , since the singular form is basic and to make the plural you have to add a suffix .
4 Obviously , the way you sound is up to you , but it is worth deploying all the resources you have to ensure a decent quality of recording and to present the cassette in an appealing way .
5 ‘ To be good at the game you have to have a reasonable level of intelligence , ’ said Cathy Williams , a teacher from the Percy Hedley School in Newcastle which caters for children with cerebral palsy .
6 To sit down in a cafe you had to buy a cup of tea .
7 This meant that to go for a crap you had to take a shovel and dig a hole which was hard work when the ground was solid .
8 In order to serve a notice you have to get a name , and that 's enormously difficult , because I mean , practical difficulties need to be taken on board , Anne and then Diana .
9 ‘ To be a manager you have to have a strong personality , and I 'm not really like that unless I 've had 23 pints .
10 For the survival of a society you have to have a certain number at one extreme and , therefore , a certain number at the other extreme , for without cowards there are no VCs .
11 have to say a lot you have to talk a lot .
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