Example sentences of "[prep] having [to-vb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It certainly was a meeting with a difference and despite having to negotiate the national car park [ M25 ] , all enjoyed it . |
| 2 | On the other hand , the idea of having to use the same ball that went into touch if you want to take a quick throw-in is a red herring . |
| 3 | Partners , particularly in the smaller of the merging firms , often fear that they will lose out in the merger — even to the extent of having to leave the merged firm . |
| 4 | Due to jamming , however , the tether could initially only be wound out to some 230 metres and , although it was subsequently freed , another attempt was cancelled to avoid the risk of having to jettison the Italian Space Agency satellite which had been safely recovered . |
| 5 | Mr De Haan said the original reason for going public was his father 's concern that as a private company , with no market in its shares , the family might one day be faced with the prospect of having to sell the entire business to meet death duties . |
| 6 | For England , another barren draw would end the year with a groan and put them in the position of having to begin the final run-in to the World Cup after nine months without a goal . |
| 7 | ‘ No sooner had everyone recovered from the trauma of having to reschedule the full-length play festival than we heard about Portadown . |
| 8 | ‘ I read The Can Book , ’ says Neil , uneasy with having to conduct the entire interview without the help of fellow band-members John and guitarist Nigel . |
| 9 | The violence and destruction of the pogrom aroused much criticism , but the unpopularity was mainly incurred by Goebbels and the Party rather than by Hitler — even if , according to one Sopade observer from Saxony , Hitler himself , ‘ whose name had formerly scarcely been mentioned in such discussions , ’ was ‘ increasingly reproached with having to bear the main responsibility because of his silence , his toleration , or even his blatant backing for all the events ’ . |
| 10 | What he has done is to supply himself with a ridiculous experience by the telling of which he could entertain several hundred people , without having to undergo the dispiriting strain of suffering it first . |
| 11 | Other resisters took the risk of long-term career damage , without having to pay the ultimate price . |
| 12 | Similarly , to deal with the earthquake protection requirements at Cruas , more stringent than at most of the other sites , without having to modify the standard model , the power station was built on neoprene bearing pads capable of taking out a large part of any acceleration that might be imparted by the ground . |
| 13 | The writer writes out of his own wounds and in doing so he enables his reader to experience emotional change , emotional growth , healing without having to suffer the same fate as his character . |
| 14 | Sarah retired in 1983 with a slipped disc and was frustrated at having to leave the competitive arena before achieving her sporting ambitions . |
| 15 | A corresponding cleanup program is supplied which scans for viruses and removes them , often by having to delete the infected program . |
| 16 | A corresponding clean-up program is supplied which scans for viruses and removes them , often by having to delete the infected program . |