Example sentences of "have [verb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to search for a two-way adaptor and a tape to try it out . |
| 2 | Most clubs , you have to go through a long rigmarole of being proposed and seconded and vouched for by other members and having your background scrutinised , and weeks and months go by before you 're elected . |
| 3 | People arriving in this country for such a purpose have to go through a long interview procedure to process their claims . |
| 4 | If you have to go through a smoke-filled area , crawl with your head low |
| 5 | They all have to go through a special scanner |
| 6 | You have to go through a short course at the R A F College Cranwell and then once that that teaches you the R A F side of it makes you into an officer because at the end of the day you maybe there to do public relations but if the spaghetti hits the fan you 're an officer and you 're a combatant and you know you carry a gun around when you 're in a war zone and you know you 're expected to use it and if the senior officer of the unit next to you gets shot and you 're the most senior officer then you take over |
| 7 | The cost of photocopying can mount up if you have to go to a local shop and pay several pence a sheet , whereas there are very likely to be local supporters who have photocopiers and are willing to run off a hundred copies at no charge . |
| 8 | They have to go for a dental inspection |
| 9 | As that , yeah that 's what I said , I said , they have to go in a yellow book if they 're really naughty which he has n't done yet and then they have to go to Mrs so I said well you 'll be going to Mrs if you do n't |
| 10 | He greeted her calmly and as he turned the ignition key he said , ‘ I have to see to a young leopard and treat the hippo , who , they tell me , is a bit off colour . |
| 11 | Since the early 1980s , the receipts from direct taxes on income have fluctuated around an average figure some 10% above those from indirect taxes on expenditure ; we have returned to the broad pattern of the 1950s and 1960s . |
| 12 | It has been pointed out by various ‘ consumer experts ’ and journalists , who feel they have stumbled on a minor scandal that deserves an exposé , that many mineral waters contain significant amounts of metals and salts . |
| 13 | At first the companions think they have stumbled across a dead ship ; the crew lies slumped over the flight deck controls , their heartbeats non-existent . |
| 14 | Since 1945 conversion rates have fallen to a lower level , of about 15,000 — 17,000 ha , and this is considered to be the direct result of stricter planning controls . |
| 15 | Although the total proportion of diagnoses seems to be rising , the rise is steepest in those who historically have fallen into a high risk group — that is , woman aged 35 and older . |
| 16 | It is certainly my hope that this is the last time we have heard of a Denning-type investigation . |
| 17 | On a video-film made at Highlander entitled ‘ Save our Land and People , ’ a variety of these groups speak to each other about their own problems and possible solutions , hopes and fears , and I think it is no accident that some of the most beautiful music and evocative songs which I have heard for a long time comes from these people . |
| 18 | Mm , I 'm sure you 'll find something in Marks and Spencers , I have heard about a new trick mum , how to con money out of Marks and Spencers |
| 19 | You have hidden for a long time , Maggie , and missed so much . ’ |
| 20 | For years , local managers have hidden behind a national agreement , privately agreeing that pay levels or poor , that they have no influence on the decisions made at national level . |
| 21 | ‘ Since coming back from maternity leave I have plunged into a new area . |
| 22 | The context in which they arose was that of the capitalist world economy and imperialism ; hence there has also been , in many of these movements a substantial socialist influence , and in some countries , notably in China , nationalist movements have culminated in a social revolution . |
| 23 | In these cases I either have to wait for a passing walker and ask for assistance , try to reverse my direction or take the plunge and risk damage to chair and body . |
| 24 | I have to wait for a white actor to turn down a role because the stuff that they 're supposedly writing ‘ black ’ ai n't happenin' . |
| 25 | ‘ At least , ’ said Penny Warlock , ‘ you can say you have taught in a good school . |
| 26 | Some learning resources are cheaper than others , and British primary schools have improvised for a long time with the very simplest materials including the discarded packaging of the consumer society . |
| 27 | In the 13 World Cups since 1930 , the world 's best players have gathered in an ever-expanding display of skill and enthusiasm for the game . |
| 28 | Assistant director of social services , Andrew Brooker , said : ‘ We have consulted with a wide range of staff and other agencies who have a direct interest in how Hampshire carry out implementation of community care legislation . |
| 29 | Already television consultants , Judge Marketing have arranged for a special camera to be set up on board British Steel Challenge . |
| 30 | In what other job might you call in and use a hot air balloon to appear over a city on a publicity stunt and that same afternoon sit in on a seminar which you have arranged as a scientific event ? |