Example sentences of "have [to-vb] the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paul , her husband , generally left before seven and had lunch out with one of his friends , while she used her free day to take care of a thousand chores more annoying than the duties of her job : she had to go to the post office and fret for half an hour in a queue , go shopping in the supermarket , where she quarrelled with the saleswoman and wasted time waiting at the check-out , telephone the plumber and plead with him to be precisely on time so that she would n't have to wait the whole day for him . |
| 2 | You do n't think that 'll mean one of us will have to sit the other side of the |
| 3 | The lexicon would have to include the usual forms of abbreviations used by a particular writer . |
| 4 | The very next day , Sunday , I would have to attend the same chapel in its religious function , and the fact that the previous evening it had been a battleground for people who were supposed to be friends and allies , while the ‘ enemy ’ got on with his job uninterrupted outside , led to a more or less permanent confusion in my mind , which I now believe to be totally justified , between violence and religion , and between fact and fancy [ or film ] . |
| 5 | we may well have to provide the medical report on your behalf , yet . |
| 6 | The APB recognises that companies will have to bear the additional costs of expanding the audit 's scope , but says that these will be borne more heavily by riskier companies . |
| 7 | ‘ I shall have to inform the Prime Minister at once . |
| 8 | It says it 's wrong that a judge should have to pass the same sentence on an abused wife who kills a brutal husband as it does on a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood . |
| 9 | In addition local authorities will have to meet the annual bill for personnel and administration , and the on-going expense of maintaining the museum buildings and exhibits . |
| 10 | While it is undoubtedly true that there are advantageous settlements negotiated at the door of the Court , the actual cost to the defender in settling at that stage is significant insofar as in the majority of cases it is the defender who will have to meet the whole cost of preparation for the Proof by both parties , including attendance of witnesses , Counsel 's fees and so forth . |
| 11 | This does mean that Council Tax payers will have to meet the full cost of any Council water charge , less any single person discounts which may be applicable , without the benefit of rebate assistance . |
| 12 | They will have to find the right balance between rule by unwieldy committee and by a chosen few ( or fewer , as at Clifford Chance , which has a partners ' council but where power , in practice , largely rests with the managing partner ) . |
| 13 | But you do not have to hire the smart guy at the top , for his thinking is likely to he atypical anyway . |
| 14 | Those with a taste for Machiavellian plots have suggested that maybe Mr Li has set a trap for Mr Zhu by leaving him in charge at a time when he will have to tackle the delicate problems of an over-heating economy . |
| 15 | THE Government will soon have to tackle the thorny question of the ‘ involuntary repatriation ’ of Vietnamese boat people , Lord Brabazon of Tara , the Foreign Office Minister of State , told the House of Lords yesterday . |
| 16 | Yes , there 's definitely there some proving , mind you , you 'll have to pick the right time of day , do you know what I mean ? |
| 17 | In fact , she says , she may even have to sell the six-bedroom house in West London where she runs her Party Planners business , to help cover debts . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought I 'd have to comb the whole town for you , ’ he began jovially , coming forward . |
| 19 | Given the already appalling and growing rate of homelessness and lack of hostel facilities in London , when more people than ever will not only have to endure the freezing nights of the coming winter on the streets , but perhaps permanent homelessness , it was terrible to see the situation being exploited for a joke by your advertisement : ‘ Just the thing now the evenings are drawing in . |
| 20 | Then at least she would n't have to endure the scathing comments of Mr Luke-perfect-Crawford down there . |
| 21 | ‘ I shall have to discuss the whole matter with the rest of the family . ’ |
| 22 | Even then , there was the embarrassing prospect that the Romanian players might have to walk the dark streets between having a bath at 3.30pm and the official dinner at 7.30pm . |
| 23 | There is no way of monitoring arms once they are sold , although I believe Contraves when it says that it would have to fit the latest equipment to any ship , and would not fit Argentinian ships . |
| 24 | The first return to be affected by these changes will be the one for the period ending 31 January 1993 : the taxpayer will have to apply the existing system for the first two months , and the new procedures for the final month . |
| 25 | While a great deal depends upon reform efforts outside the prison system ( and indeed these efforts are often located outside the criminal justice process ) , prison personnel do not have to play the passive roles in which they tend to be cast . |
| 26 | ‘ You do n't have to play the shrinking virgin for me , ’ he mocked . |
| 27 | For instance , one may have to identify the real settlor of an employees ' trust or a trading trust . |
| 28 | Each school will have to identify the best means of and route for communication but this is something which school librarians in particular , being outside the subject departmental structure , learn about very quickly . |
| 29 | Earlier , Alex Aitken , of the Conservative Collegiate Forum , was loudly applauded when he said it was ‘ intolerable ’ that taxpayers should have to fund the left-wing propaganda of the NUS . |
| 30 | He had hung the battered sword over the spice cupboard in Lucille 's kitchen , and had claimed to be glad that he would never again have to draw the war-dulled blade from its metal scabbard . |