Example sentences of "[art] [noun] have [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At the end of every game — or every round of a game — the winner had to insert threepence into the ‘ kitty ’ .
2 For Mr Rose to escape liability , the courts had to distinguish Jenkins v Betham ( 1855 ) 15 CB 167 .
3 Suppose , for example , that we wish to write a program in which the computer has to sum N values held in successive store locations , perhaps with store addresses 100,101,102 , and so on .
4 In the latter — the steppe and woodlands inhabited by Tatars , Altaians , Kirgiz , Buryats and Mongols — the Russians had to wage war against formidable enemies who were not only capable of putting up resistance to incursions into their territories , but also able to obtain support from the larger communities of Turkic-Mongol peoples to whom they were related .
5 Meanwhile , the kitchen had to have priority downstairs .
6 Competition with the West had to take place on the West 's own terms .
7 Faced with this excess demand , the authorities had to ration credit .
8 In response the authorities had to place restrictions on capital imports .
9 Of the £8 , the branch has to send £4 to the National Childbirth Trust HQ to support the work of the national charity , so we only get the remainder to spend on 's breastfeeding counsellor training , Penny 's antenatal teacher training , newsletter production & mailing , our post-natal support network , expenses for members who sit on the Birmingham Maternity Services Committee and the Community Health Council etc. etc …
10 If given any choice in the matter , you should know that funded-in-advance schemes offer greater security but are not tax-efficient , as the employee has to make contributions out of his net income and is also taxed on the employer 's contributions as a benefit in kind .
11 The applicant had to sign agreement to a statement that confirmed he or she was not less than eighteen years of age , and they understood that the bank reserved the right to decline the application without being required to state any reason , and that no correspondence would be entered into in those circumstances .
12 In order to create distinct patterns the mind has to separate things sharply one from the other , just as a driver seeks to separate the road from its borders even in dim light .
13 Soldiers who were captured by the enemy had to seek redemption where they could , and the cost of their ransom might be ruinous .
14 The Kuomintang has to accept change .
15 ‘ In 1991/92 the force had to freeze recruitment .
16 For Islington this meant that in addition to taking over the day-to-day running and management of the pre-school , school and adult educational facilities in its area , the borough had to provide resources in areas previously funded by ILEA , London-wide .
17 The sequel was the War Powers Act ( 1973 ) under which the President had to inform Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces abroad ; in addition the forces had to be withdrawn unless the action was formally authorized by Congress .
18 Does he have any figures to support his claim that , in some parts of the country , such campaigns were so vigorous that the Department had to take action ?
19 The criteria is that the songs have to have character .
20 The specification of untried or new technology , equipment or techniques has risks and the contractor has to make allowances for any exceptional remedial works which may be necessary .
21 Although hire of the film or video is free the Institution has to meet Viscom 's fee for carriage , handling and maintenance .
22 Ms Stacey said : ‘ It is a national pastime and the islanders have to take responsibility for the slaughter .
23 The council is politically hung , which means that the parties had to form alliances to get a budget voted through .
24 In Egypt the Jews had to take sides in the hostilities between the various factions which competed for whatever power was left under the virtual protectorate of Rome .
25 None the less , the UDC has to show gains in the short term .
26 When there are young in the nest — the clutch is usually two — the eagles have to catch fish at least twice a day .
27 The mercenaries had to get hold of their horses somewhere in Fife , and there were always distractions .
28 I remember when I worked at Ollerton colliery in the constituency of the hon. Member for Sherwood ( Mr. Stewart ) that the management had to use haulage bogeys to take fresh water to the miners , who were drinking it faster than it could be ferried to them .
29 All except Lord Diplock ( and in this he positively disagreed ) held that the GLC had to have regard , when making a grant , to the LTE 's obligation to run its operations so far as practicable , on a break-even basis ; so the GLC could make grants to the LTE only to make good unavoidable losses and not to further a particular social policy .
30 Peter Marsden , Inverclyde 's director of housing , said the decision not to fit the £5 alarms was not attributable to any single factor , although the council had to set funding priorities , such as keeping houses watertight .
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