Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] have [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mica is an ionically bonded mineral in which , because of the arithmetic of the electrical charges in the molecule , every so often there is a layer of metal atoms in the crystal in which each atom has to share a single electron 's worth of charge with several near neighbours , so that this layer in the crystal is a weak one . |
| 2 | In his introduction he said that this budget had to signal a radical departure from practice in recent years , especially in stressing an anti-inflationary orientation and in moving away from state paternalism towards private enterprises . |
| 3 | As for Eddie — well — this journo had to get a new gerbil . ’ |
| 4 | This union had to represent a wide range of occupations and was therefore less able to protect that particular worker 's specific set of interests . |
| 5 | To win an award , each restaurant had to have a healthy eating option on the menu , be spotlessly clean and provide a non-smoking area . |
| 6 | Donors frequently finance projects , or chunks of government expenditure such as part of the health service , to which recipient countries would in any case have to give a high priority , and this relieves government of that particular commitment . |
| 7 | He moaned about ‘ declining standards ’ and fondly recalled his own early days when each detective had to wear a dark striped , three-piece suit , an Anthony Eden homburg , and a watch chain at the correct angle . |
| 8 | Each brothel has to obtain a special licence from the police and the names of the women must also be registered . |