Example sentences of "[noun] have [to-vb] a considerable " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sleight apologised for this state of affairs at the Congress in Dublin in 1895 : " It must be remembered that it is exceedingly difficult for the executive committee to meet together often , for every time they do so they have to bear their own travelling expenses , and sometimes hotel expenses ; and to whatever centre they are summoned , it only means that some members of the committee have to travel a considerable distance . |
| 2 | Publishers such as Ackermann had to employ a considerable body of engravers and watercolourists to keep the work moving smoothly . |
| 3 | Delivery times for most items were generally satisfactory , but there appears to be a possibility that readers consulting early or rare books in the South Reading Room have to wait a considerable time for items ordered over the lunchtime period . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , most elderly people have to suffer a considerable drop in their income after retirement , and careful planning and budgeting is required to maintain a reasonable standard of living . |
| 5 | Where handwritten texts are at issue , it is often the case that the individual reproducing the text in a printed version has to make a considerable effort of interpretation to assign a value to some of the less legible words . |