Example sentences of "[adv] have [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merseyside fire brigade spokesman Ken London said : ‘ It is bad enough having to tackle a serious fire without having stones thrown at you as well . ’ |
| 2 | However , the " Big Book " of Alcoholics Anonymous , written a mere four years after the birth of that Fellowship , says " to be gravely affected , one does not necessarily have to drink a long time , nor take the quantities some of us have . " |
| 3 | There was one member whose sight was so bad that when she read she not only had to prop a second pair of spectacles on top of the pair already resting on her nose , but also had to stand under the standard lamp almost pressed against the light bulb . |
| 4 | They only had to drop a wizened bean over their shoulders for a plant to spurt from the ground and rain pods at them . |
| 5 | You only have to take a little bit off ai n't enough to go under your nose . |
| 6 | I only have to go a few quid over and I get snooty letters threatening to take it off me . |
| 7 | The truth is ladies you only have to touch a bald man and you light up like Blackpool Tower . |
| 8 | But , you only have to earn a little bit and you lose your benefit . |
| 9 | That 's all you have , that 's only have to have a little bit . |
| 10 | We created something here , something live and good and untrammelled by the rigor mortis of this dying , stinking society clinging with its preying claws so hard to its privileges because it knows it 's dying , only it wants to kill everything else too , only able to say thou Shalt Not because it 's envious , because it 's cold and impotent — they only have to sniff a little bit of genius , of freedom , of life , and they 're on to it with the , lackey hounds tearing it up , and for why ? |
| 11 | He no longer has to enter a conditional appearance , since that practice was abolished when acknowledgements of service were introduced , but must file his acknowledgement and give notice of intention to defend and then issue his application to set aside service and the renewal order within 14 days . |
| 12 | Mostly musicians spend their time jerking off in front of others and guitar and bass-playing readers are basically fans of the idea of that , but the truth is that it 's all individual — every neck on every guitar just has to feel a certain way . |
| 13 | Glad she had avoided meeting Mrs Farraday ( nee Corbett ) , whom she imagined as some Gorgon straight from the pages of George Eliot , Penny swung down the drive , wishing she had not had to assume a double load of exercise books to avoid her . |
| 14 | The company has already had to win a hard-fought battle with Telecom to get access to international telephone lines — a must for the type of customers it hopes to attract . |
| 15 | You do not have to include a general model for your allies but you can do so if you wish . |
| 16 | MacDonald said that he ‘ might be of no further use , & should resign with the whole Cabinet ’ ; the night before his interview with the King , Baldwin had gone to Neville Chamberlain 's house in Eaton Square , and ‘ hoped and prayed that he might not have to join a National Government ’ ; even after his interview with the King . |
| 17 | Similarly , when they exchanged the names of their schools , she found herself immensely relieved when he declared that he was at Winchester , for she had heard of Winchester , she knew something about Winchester , she did not have to feign a non-existent knowledge of Winchester . |
| 18 | So provides section 16 of the Partnership Act , 1890 , and the words have a comfortingly assured ring about them even though long and intimate acquaintance with that Act suggests that comfort will be impaired if here as at other points in the Act one indulges in deeper reflection ; and reflection need not go very deep before one becomes uneasy , because if one takes the words of section 16 into unqualified acceptance and seeks to apply them in practical situations , one does not have to envisage a great number of such situations to find some where the uncritical acceptance of section 16 will lead to manifest absurdity . |
| 19 | Under the Land and Compensation Act , Renfrew District Council does not have to entertain a further application within two years unless it differs substantially from the original . |
| 20 | Family counselling does not have to have a historical basis . |
| 21 | Firms do not have to have a written relocation policy ; although there are obvious advantages if they do . |
| 22 | After all , one does not have to adopt a Marxist method in order to make statements about poverty , injustice or exploitation . |
| 23 | The council does not have to consider a new application within two years , unless it differs substantially from the original . |
| 24 | If leave is granted , the applicant will not have to file a fresh application for the substantive order sought . |
| 25 | The company reckons it has a major advantage over its competitors because it does not have to develop a new product for each market — it simply adds a local user interface , which also cuts down on development and maintenance costs . |
| 26 | Early air travellers often flew for adventure , not just speed , and some travellers today , who do not have to cram a two-week break into a busy year , have gone back to earlier forms of transport which give them a far sharper sense of going places . |
| 27 | Now that each party has formal election procedures through which to choose its Leader , the Queen in normal circumstances will not have to make a personal choice between rival candidates for Prime Minister , a choice which she had to make in 1957 and in 1963 before the Conservative Party adopted election rules . |
| 28 | Remember , you should not have to make a special journey or travel extra distances to recycle , as this will waste energy . |
| 29 | It means that peasants do not have to learn a second language — French — before they come to grips with the written word . |
| 30 | People who own holiday homes available for rent at least 140 days a year will not have to pay a standard charge but they will be liable to pay business rates . |