Example sentences of "[pron] have [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have to use sleeping tablets to help me sleep at night because I 'm dreading getting up in the morning in case anything 's happened further . |
| 2 | But , seeing as you wo n't tell me anything , I have to use other sources . |
| 3 | Sadly , in this second objective , I have to confess total failure . |
| 4 | I have to confess extreme disappointment with most new versions over the last few years , making my pleasure in the newcomer even greater . |
| 5 | " But I have to take calculated risks sometimes . |
| 6 | I regard myself as a service provider and I have to build good relations with other members of the company . |
| 7 | I just feel I have to know certain things and that one day they will be of great use to me in understanding the world . ’ |
| 8 | A murmur which seemed to contain both relief and triumph went around the table , but this time M. Dupont raised his voice slightly and pronounced over it : ‘ I am happy to assure you all here that I will bring what modest influence I have to encourage certain changes of emphasis in French policy in accordance with much of what has been said here . |
| 9 | ‘ The deaths of father and son within a few days of each other raise questions to which I have to find satisfactory answers . |
| 10 | ‘ My ability to concentrate is limited and I have to avoid stressful situations , which is why , for example , I have not given media interviews . |
| 11 | You know , and I mean we we work , you know , it 's like er I mean I have to pay full poll tax and all these type of things too , even though my husband 's on a sort of very er basic sort of wage , and I pay all these things you know . |
| 12 | I shall be here for some time — I have to make detailed drawings and take photographs . |
| 13 | Sometimes , when I have to make precious substances such as toenail cheese or belly-button fluff , I have to go without a shower or bath for days and days ; I hate doing this because I soon feel dirty and itchy , and the only bright thing about such abstinence is how good it feels to have a shower at the end of it . |
| 14 | When I have problems with my wife or one of the children , I have to make considerable effort to keep my mind on work , I assure you . ’ |
| 15 | I have to have real respect for my master . |
| 16 | However , many authorities lack separate provision for the younger disabled , who have to join old people in residential homes . |
| 17 | Certain States in fact claim reimbursement of high fees and daily allowances and travel costs of witnesses who have to travel long distances , although these costs should normally be borne by the requested State , unless Article 26 can be invoked . |
| 18 | There was a telling indication that the police and other forces who have to impose Communist rule were not immune to the general discontent . |
| 19 | Unless you are hoping to use your foreign currency account for future business or investment needs , or as a means of deferring tax payments — when a currency fund ( see page 46 ) would probably be a better option — a currency account can save considerable time and money for people who have to make financial transactions abroad . |
| 20 | Piecing together a British team is often a headache for those who have to overcome local pride and prejudice in England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . |
| 21 | And if you want to find out if you 're being followed , you have to drive round traffic islands twice , and then , if another motor does it too , you know it 's following you . ’ |
| 22 | If you understand WHY you have to do certain things , you 're less likely to make a mistake . |
| 23 | Marks & Spencer and Waitrose both have champagnes which you could usefully treat in the same way if you have to cool dark hole to bung them in . |
| 24 | A lot of his personality , you know you have to like jolly people into liking and sublimating what their own inclination would be to some kind of group style . |
| 25 | You have to collect old papers and find the special places where they swap them in return for new toilet paper . |
| 26 | But why do n't the rules stipulate that on a grey you have to wear brown breeches for the same reason ? |
| 27 | The final list — the Outer Face — is a little more difficult to compile because you have to ask other people to be honest with you . |
| 28 | For example , if you have to undertake practical work ( e.g. placement with an organization ) as part of your course , who obtains that placement and how closely does it have to fit in with academic training ? |
| 29 | You have to employ sufficient people to be able to deliver the service that people expect . |
| 30 | If you are selling as well as buying , then the whole business is doubled up — you have to answer pre-contract enquiries from your purchaser , as well as obtaining them from your vendor , your purchaser will have a survey done and institute a local search on your property . |