Example sentences of "[adv] have [to-vb] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The great and beautiful Dane Jacobsen would merely have to cock a finger and the object of his desires would surely come running . ’
2 But the time came when Graham Thomas , who was then the Trust 's Gardens Adviser , suddenly had to produce a report and I began to see that it was n't quite like the old days .
3 I trained every one of those dancers at LCDT — hand picked them — I only had to begin a movement and they would finish it .
4 They were watching , because a machine rolling around by itself is something that you do watch , even if you 've just had to climb a tree or hide behind a hedge .
5 Broadly , the expectation is that the Monarch will not have to take a decision that will then prove to be a violation of the democratic process , because it will be up to whoever agrees to form a government in these circumstances to prove that he or she has adequate parliamentary support .
6 Darlington appeal co-ordinator Michelle Le-Neveu said donations did not have to cost a lot but should be high in nutrition like tinned fish or meat .
7 In fact , I might just have to do a bit before I , I might just buy
8 Now she 'll just have to find a car that people do n't want to steal .
9 Institutions thus have to make a judgement as to what liquidity ratio is best — one that is neither too high nor too low .
10 I , I just have er I just have to drink a lot that 's you know put me in first class and full of drink
11 The joint always has to sag a bit before the control starts to push it .
12 He hardly put a foot wrong in the first round and I ca n't remember once having to discuss a club or study a line with him .
13 Indeed , Tony Clement will probably have to do a bit as well . ’
14 ( Note : You may also have to pay a fee if you go to a notary public or commissioner for oaths to sign your affidavit .
15 All the time I feel guilty but , to a certain extent , I also have to make a living as coach to Leiden .
16 You also have to ring a bird that is to be sold , taken out in public or showed .
17 Councillors , who had grown up and learnt their politics in a labour movement founded on the dominance of Sheffield 's skilled workers in the steel and engineering industries , now had to formulate a response as this dominance quite literally crumbled to the ground .
18 You do n't even have to own a boat as most clubs will let you put your name forward as a crew member for a season .
19 Snooker 's a lot more fun when you do n't have to wear a tie and waistcoat — who in their right mind would want to do that ?
20 You do n't have to kill a man because he 's got more money and a nicer home than you have . ’
21 near , well not quite seven so I mean I do n't have to do a lot but I just liked to er take my time and you know
22 It 's you do n't have to sell a lot if er you 've got a couple of full pages and a couple halves .
23 ‘ You mean because you did n't have to get a job if you did n't want to ? ’
24 Because it reproduces inside another cell in this parasitic way , erm , it does n't have to find a mate or even bother to split in half to reproduce by asexual means .
25 But I was on medical and BUPA hospitals had special arrangements where they did n't have to have a cheque and where did n't have to have a banker 's order .
26 Locals simply had to slot a tag and step through the gate .
27 Full skirts — goodness knows how many petticoats made walking very hard , so all this almost enforced leisure upon them , and this was again part of the duty of the woman to show that she did n't need to work , she did n't in fact even have to lift a finger because the man or her servants would do all this for her .
28 Erm the old on that you know , took me two years to get the bearings approved and er you know but then having to wait a year and a half cos had a year and a half 's worth of orders on 'em and promised to hold the price for three years is that 's what it took for them to use them up , er has run out , new orders have been put on but I 've got the chance of taking the business .
29 French ministers must give up their seats to substitutes , who then have to wait a month before they may vote .
30 He so concentrated on his dialogue — I never had to reshoot a scene because Kenny fluffed a line — that he could n't do anything at the same time as he was talking . ’
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