Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] have [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bark for the cancer drug is from trees harvested for timber , and loggers have to leave a 12 to 14 inch high stump . |
| 2 | Half the seats are contested on a constituency basis , and parties have to clear a five per cent hurdle to get a seat . |
| 3 | A pot of coffee was spilled , and Sara had to get a damp cloth for the trousers of one of the visitors , who was involved in an unwise pretense that he had n't actually been asleep . |
| 4 | Their ambition increased by the movement , until all forty-one were in violent motion , so violent that the Bowl began to move across the table , and Oscar had to take a firm hold of it to keep it from turning over . |
| 5 | The white paintwork of the house glittered in the light , its long windows shining , and Jenna had to stifle a bitter cry . |
| 6 | One hundred and forty committee and board members took part , and the colleges and departments had to face a different kind and volume of documentation . |
| 7 | George coped very well with Lennie and always kept him happy , but in the end , Lennie 's strength cut off all options and George had to kill a best friend . |
| 8 | Dressage is one of the hardest competitions for the horse and rider because the horse and rider have to perform a certain series of movements in an arena . |
| 9 | Its pressure paid off , but Whitehall had to find a face-saving formula to cover its miscalculation . |
| 10 | But people have to choose a particular undertaker to handle the arrangements . |