Example sentences of "[modal v] have a [adj] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is clear that companies should have a strategic approach to the issue just as they would with R&D . |
| 2 | Moreover , the White Paper recognized that all teachers in further education should have a systematic introduction to teaching and that opportunities for further in-service training should be improved . |
| 3 | Anna Martin preferred the approach of feminists such as Clementina Black , a former President of the Women 's Industrial Council and the head of its Investigation Committee , who argued that women should have a legal right to a certain portion of their husband 's wage . |
| 4 | This definition would make central to pragmatics a notion of appropriateness or felicity : ( 14 ) Pragmatics is the study of the ability of language users to pair sentences with the contexts in which they would be appropriate Such a definition should have a nice ring to it , from the point of view of those who wish to place pragmatics on a par with other aspects of linguistic inquiry . |
| 5 | I used to say that he must have a personal speaking-tube to the Almighty ! ’ |
| 6 | The piece must not be too heavy but it must have a certain weight to it . |
| 7 | It must have a profound appeal to the devotee who stands before it and be meaningful . |
| 8 | Any man who has taken his brothers to court three times since 1980 must have a cutting edge to his personality . |
| 9 | Catalysts must have a high surface to volume ratio to be effective and a physical form which presents minimum resistance to high velocity gas streams and be capable of operating at high temperatures and often under high humidity conditions . |
| 10 | ‘ Civil aviation must have a clear commitment to America , ’ he said . |
| 11 | ‘ Must have a direct relevance to the needs of the authority ’ … |
| 12 | ‘ And then we 'll have a little talk to Mr Harris . |
| 13 | I think we 'll have a mass trip to the toilet before we go into the cafe . |
| 14 | He 'll have a red ribbon to his buttonhole — but he does n't wear a coat , what will he do ? |
| 15 | I , I sort of heard Debbie and Chris talking the other day , and I might have got it totally mixed up , but I reckon , I heard Chris saying that , well basically what I gathered was that Andy might have a different father to Chris and it was Andy 's father that 's died , right ? |
| 16 | In Nigeria , so I had heard , people gave their houses numbers for aesthetic reasons , because a certain number might have a distinguished ring to it . |
| 17 | I mean you could have a negative number to the minus eight . |
| 18 | If you are homeless you may have a legal right to housing from a local authority . |
| 19 | The conclusion on the whole matter seems to be that trustees , albeit only the representatives of ulterior beneficial interests , are assessable generally in respect of the trust income under Rule 1 of the Miscellaneous Rules applicable to Schedule D ; but that — just because they represent those beneficial interests they may have a good answer to a particular assessment , as regards some share or part of the income assessed , on the ground that such share or part arises or accrues beneficially to a cestui que trust in whose hands it is not liable to Income Tax , e.g. a foreigner under Case V , Rules 1 and 3 . |
| 20 | The godparent may have a ritual role to the child , such as participating in his wedding ceremony , and taking on certain responsibilities regarding his religious education , but the relationship that is strongest and requires respect , warmth and the obligation to help at all times , is the one between parents and godparents . |
| 21 | This also will widen still further the constituency of those who may have a real claim to some kind of formal association with the University when they qualify on completing their courses . |
| 22 | The second difficulty is that , although the Kalahari Bushmen may have a similar technology to European prehistoric hunters and gatherers , their economic situation is very different . |
| 23 | The child may have a low tolerance to frustration and his or her emotional reaction may erupt out of control . |
| 24 | Such thinking may have a particular appeal to Catholic Christians , who tend to think in terms of an evolving revelation . |
| 25 | We may have a genetic pre-disposition to cancer , but where or when it appears in our body is determined by a combination of factors . |
| 26 | It was assumed that shareholders would have a long-term commitment to their company and that if there was a problem , it would be the directors rather than the shareholders who would change . |
| 27 | In " real " conditions where friction , for example , can affect the rate of fall , we would have a parallel situation to that of the social scientist . |
| 28 | The difficulty is that their abolition would have a direct relationship to an increase in unit costs , which would bear most heavily on many of the people who are most in need . |
| 29 | Mr Heathcliff will have a long walk to wherever he 's staying tonight , and I 'm thirsty . ’ |
| 30 | These are average changes within the normal speed operating range , but , using this method , you will have a reasonable guide to setting up a certain performance . |