Example sentences of "have to take [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Their students learn that to make effective choices about what to say , how , when and whether to say it , a speaker has to take contextual elements into account : the topic involved , the setting of the encounter , the role relationship between the speakers , the extent of shared knowledge between them , any cultural expectations one or other might have and so on .
2 Linguistics ought to be simply the study of language , and if the pragmatic , cognitive and procedural dimensions of language study which have become apparent in recent years mean that linguistics ( as an institution and a discipline ) has to take these dimensions on board , then so be it .
3 One reason I have written this code of ethics is that no one has to take short cuts ever .
4 For the last two years I have had to take two tablets a day .
5 Well the plane arrived at Gatwick and he 's had to take these mares back from Gatwick cos the plane that was taking them had broken down .
6 The Brooklyn Museum and Detroit Institute of Art have had to take draconian steps such as staff furloughs , and many smaller museums are in similar straits .
7 I only remember having to take four men to the police station .
8 MOSELEY are having to take drastic steps to improve their finances as they face a deficit of £110,000 at The Reddings , but the job of Alex Keay , their salaried coach , is not in danger .
9 Is this you having to take these days ?
10 These trips are expensive and women may have to take young children hundreds of miles .
11 Full details on the training and examinations are contained in the inserts in the sleeve of this booklet , but basically you will have to take two groups of examinations .
12 You 'd only have to take two boards up out of the lot .
13 In this case either there will be downward pressure on interest rates , or the authorities will have to take other measures to reduce this liquidity .
14 They may well have to take detailed briefings and relay them to the creative department , so memory and an articulate mind are essential .
15 The profession will have to take positive steps if it is to make any progress in bridging the expectation gap .
16 One , two , three , four five six , seven , eight no one , two three , four there 's nine so we 'll probably have to take some stools in , but I wo n't take them in till the last minute .
17 And therefore whilst it may be that district councils will have to take some reservations , in expressing support .
18 Because Brutus was such an idealistic character he felt that he would have to take important steps towards saving Rome from the evil grasp of Caesar .
19 I shall be a failure , I shall have to take Holy Orders , but you see , I 'm in such an agony of doubt , I ca n't decide . ’
20 David will have to take 3 months off from his job as a teacher at a local school .
21 David Potter , managing director of Psion Software , says : ‘ If piracy and copying escalate and become endemic , hardware managers will have to take drastic measures , such as setting all software in ROM [ read-only memory ] cartridges . ’
22 If she does n't , Mr Walker will have to take further steps . ’
23 there could occur a case where the issue raised was so sensitive and the revelations necessarily following its decision so damaging to national security that the court might have to take special measures ( for example sitting in camera or prohibiting the mention of names ) .
24 The National Health has told us one and a half percent if we want an extra day 's holiday , if we want an extra day 's holiday , then we would have to take three days , we could take two , that would leave us with half a percent .
25 You do not have to take any detachments if you do not wish to do so ; it is entirely up to you .
26 From time to time national committees will have to take hard decisions about the strategy for that particular sector , that 's what they 're there for .
27 We 're very reluctant to have to take three weeks holiday .
28 I thought that was terrific , but the sergeant in charge had to take 5 months over paperwork to get them into court .
29 By this time , the climate in the Council was increasingly hostile to tramways , and the Management had to take desperate measures to secure the future of the Promenade and Fleetwood lines .
30 She says that Helen had to take 99 exams to qualify as an astronaut .
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