Example sentences of "have [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In a hidden variable theory , with everything determinate , each electron in the two-slit experiment of Chapter 4 has to go through a definite slit .
2 Anyone nominated for a partnership now has to go through a two-day assessment and take part in simulated exercises that test the ability to display initiative in seeking new business .
3 I do n't think so she 's erm slow , she 's , she 's like erm , she has to go to a special school
4 Harris argues , however , that a van like a Transit has to appeal to a wide cross-section of operators , and that means the design has to be a compromise .
5 Recruitment clearly has to continue at a high level so as to maintain C&P 's scientific excellence [ and relevance ! ] .
6 Man also has to cope with a great range of natural disasters , like earthquakes , hurricanes and volcanoes — other topics studied in Geography .
7 like on i well no , no , you have to , you the net has to fall over a certain part of the creature .
8 This may be the case literally when a French speaker has to communicate with a non-French speaker but , even within a common language , usage varies enormously .
9 On the one hand , the state has to ensure the continuation of the accumulation of capital ; on the other , it has to appear as a neutral arbiter of interests , thereby preserving its own legitimacy .
10 Faced with such a question the theorist has to repair to a mental laboratory where he conducts thought experiments .
11 To enter the Kingdom of Heaven one has to come as a little child , with an attitude of trust , and prepared to be teachable and flexible ( Matt.
12 If , to be a successful physicist , one has to conform to a certain code of behaviour , what are the implications for women who , by definition , do not conform to our conventional ideal of ‘ physicist ’ ?
13 suddenly the greengrocer/manager has to choose between a safe livelihood and dedicating often sixteen or seventeen hours a day to the hurdle race of the music business .
14 The assumption that criticism has to lead to a negative evaluation is particularly unfortunate in higher education .
15 If a product fails to sell well , the company may be left with a lot of unwanted stock which it has to sell at a reduced price
16 The greatest oak still has to grow from a tiny acorn .
17 As cholesterol is insoluble in water , it has to combine with a soluble protein in order to form a soluble lipoprotein .
18 These are not , however , the same kind of truth ; for the first holds for all time and every place , whereas the second has to do with a specific event which as a matter of fact took place at a particular point in history .
19 The second reason has to do with a simple fact of communication .
20 Exercising before breakfast seems to ‘ clean the slate ’ for the body , before it has to deal with a new dose of food .
21 David Byrne wrote the perfect introduction to Lynne Cohen 's book , which needs to be a book because the evidence has to accumulate to a certain point to become interesting ( and unforgettable ) : " The photos are probably indistinguishable from those used in annual reports , medical textbooks , and catalogues of technical supplies .
22 Once the reader has grasped that there are different kinds of reading ( appropriate to different kinds of texts and different purposes ) , that reading must be undertaken actively and critically , and that he or she has to interact in a personal way with the text , then the reader is becoming proficient .
23 This means that whatever a lecturer 's status as an authority in his or her own epistemic community , the lecturer also has to possess as a successful teacher the authority to manage effectively his or her students ' learning .
24 Any decent reform of this nonsense has to start with a firm recognition that it is better to take money from taxpayers than from consumers .
25 SHANE MACGOWAN continues to enjoy his bottle of wine , while JON BEAST has to settle for a double chin .
26 The Solomon Islands is a new nation-state which may have been created through the imposition of an arbitrary boundary , but has to exist as a viable institution within the modern world .
27 But John Smith has to live with a running sore in his own constituency , just beyond the depressed eastern fringe of Glasgow .
28 Julia also has to decide between a scholarly career as a university lecturer and that of a ‘ lady novelist ’ .
29 He has to respond like a well-trained dog to demands shouted at him .
30 Rebecca 's body has already rejected two kidneys , and she has to rely on a daily cocktail of drugs
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