Example sentences of "having leave " in BNC.

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1 Two years ago our garden was just a desolate area of rubble left by the builders : now I dread ever having to leave it .
2 A points scheme would enable a maxium of 50,000 heads of households , plus their dependants , to be awarded full British citizenship without having to leave Hong Kong .
3 Mrs Hollidaye was incapable of understanding how the thought of having to leave tomorrow hung on Dot 's shoulders like a heavy woollen cloak of despair .
4 Aunt Nessy had been one of those children who , in the days of large families , had been given away to elderly childless relatives to be brought up as a kind of maid-of-all-work and as an insurance against old age ; and what had upset her most when the parting came was having to leave her youngest sister , Beatrice , on whom she had lavished the mother-love within her — birthright of the children she was destined never to conceive .
5 Many are uprooted , having to leave home , school and friends .
6 The names of Price ( twice ) and J.P.R. Williams immediately come to mind , having to leave the field after receiving serious injury at the hands of international opponents .
7 VIRTUAL reality is being developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Science and Technology so estate agents will be able to show prospective clients properties without having to leave their offices .
8 Partners , particularly in the smaller of the merging firms , often fear that they will lose out in the merger — even to the extent of having to leave the merged firm .
9 Sighing at the thought of having to leave the warmth and comfort of the fire , he rose and lifted his coat from the hook on the kitchen door , bracing himself against the cold stormy air , and strode off into the darkness .
10 They know that it was fear — fear of a loss of prosperity , fear of having to leave the EC — that persuaded Danes to vote Yes rather than enthusiasm for European union .
11 The 1975 Act contained various provisions to limit parental rights , the effects of which were to increase the likelihood of parents losing touch with their children and to encourage quasi-adoptive fostering exclusive of natural parents , while no extra community resources were provided to prevent children having to leave their parents at all .
12 There 's also a useful charting feature , so you can put together jazzy pie charts or bar graphs without having to leave the program .
13 Right , well that 's good , erm , and , so in , in relation to the A G M erm we did , we were asked about putting in motion 's erm , are you having to leave the one about the press after what John said ?
14 ‘ Just the act of having to leave their fiefdoms , get into a car , and be driven to the White House was a powerful reminder to every member of the cabinet that it was the president 's business they were about , not theirs or their department 's constituents . ’
15 It also suits the fans likewise , who quite like to pop off to the cricket after lunch , and who also might like to travel to away league matches without having to leave before dawn to see the first ball bowled .
16 ‘ We 're having to leave our home because there 's no-one to pay the bills . ’
17 I wonder how many other smallholders there are who also feel the responsibility of going away too daunting because of having to leave their animals with under experienced friends or relatives .
18 One of the most poignant losses any human being faces is having to leave one 's home and sometimes even one 's country because of war , racism , famine or simply the drive to get decent economic opportunities .
19 From living a life of relative financial ease , she has been reduced to near poverty , having to leave the family home and moving into rented accommodation .
20 Sarah retired in 1983 with a slipped disc and was frustrated at having to leave the competitive arena before achieving her sporting ambitions .
21 But her happiness is clouded by having to leave daughter Amber behind .
22 We wait with interest to learn something of the results , and hope that in the future we wo n't be having to leave Beaulieu gas platform to starboard during Land Rover Cowes Week .
23 Rain appealed to them : ‘ Is there any question of her having to leave ? ’
24 They do n't want to do it and some are even having to leave the N H S as a whole .
25 Now you can play golf without having to leave the comfort of your Windows environment .
26 ‘ It is only recently that Robert Gordon 's University has opened up the field for people to do courses like this without having to leave home for long periods . ’
27 Rita 's sorrow today at having to leave her children thousands of miles away is well concealed by her satisfaction at being able to support them from afar .
28 Licensees are having to leave their pubs in their thousands , and more and more pubs are being closed down .
29 ‘ I do n't like having to leave everything to Steve .
30 ‘ It takes away the problems of having to leave it often to a junior member of staff to make that decision , ’ a hospital spokeswoman said .
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