Example sentences of "a [noun] has [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the latter system each country is given a number of votes in relation to its size and to gain a majority a proposal has to obtain fifty-four votes out of a total of seventy-six and be approved by at least eight member states . |
| 2 | 4.17 In Roberts v Johnstone [ 1988 ] 3 WLR 1247 the Court of Appeal laid down a general rule for assessing damages where a plaintiff has to purchase special accommodation . |
| 3 | ‘ Ah , well , a man has to have some fun . ’ |
| 4 | A reporter has to present both sides of the picture and the developer may not be willing to speak to the press . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | In the Sahel a couple has to bear 10 children to be 95% certain of producing a son who will survive to the age of 38 . |