Example sentences of "[noun pl] have [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although all my aids had to work in unison , I had to really concentrate on being able to work them independently of each other . |
| 2 | These principles are expressed as follows : ( 13 ) The co-operative principle make your contribution such as is required , at the stage at which it occurs , by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged ( 14 ) The maxim of Quality try to make your contribution one that is true , specifically : ( i ) do not say what you believe to be false ( ii ) do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence ( 15 ) The maxim of Quantity ( i ) make your contribution as informative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange ( ii ) do not make your contribution more informative than is required ( 16 ) The maxim of Relevance make your contributions relevant ( 17 ) The maxim of Manner be perspicuous , and specifically : ( i ) avoid obscurity ( ii ) avoid ambiguity ( iii ) be brief ( iv ) be orderly In short , these maxims specify what participants have to do in order to converse in a maximally efficient , rational , co-operative way : they should speak sincerely , relevantly and clearly , while providing sufficient information . |
| 3 | Tran , who was the party 's most outspoken advocate of the notion that political and economic reforms had to proceed in tandem if either was to succeed , was expelled for " grave violations of organization , principles and discipline of the party " . |
| 4 | This difference in size between the sexes has evolved because males have to fight in order to obtain and maintain a harem , and bigger males are better fighters . |
| 5 | For each rocket , there is a set of five questions which the teams have to answer in order to reach Mars . |
| 6 | People with poor housing conditions have to stay in hospital longer . |
| 7 | Newspapers had to bear in mind restrictions the Monopolies Commission could impose ( though this proved a feeble weapon , as Murdoch 's accumulation of titles showed ) . |
| 8 | He needed to mobilize all his resources in order to control his diocese , much as kings had to do in order to rule their kingdoms . |
| 9 | Voters had to decide in conscience ‘ whether other factors outweigh the damage which divorce would certainly cause to individuals , to families , to children and to the whole of society ’ ( Irish Times , 13 June 1986 ) . |
| 10 | Apparently , 15 and 16-year-olds have to remain in prison while the Home Office argues with the Department of Health over what is to happen to them . |
| 11 | This will depend on how much work the pupils have to do in class before using the library . |
| 12 | Of course it is true that sometimes humans have to intervene in order to prevent the worst from happening — almost always the result of previous human intervention . |
| 13 | The thorough ‘ secularization ’ of schools would greatly decrease the opportunities children have to participate in drama , music , and sport , enjoyment of which is a crucial part of education . |
| 14 | Paraphrases can only capture part of what these significances represent : A represents something like " things which children have to learn in order to communicate " ; B — " features of buildings ( grand and ecclesiastical ) " ; C — " features of buildings ( plain and domestic ) " ; D — " outdoor terrain for boys ' amusements " ; E — " grand architectural features " , and so on . |
| 15 | The public is less familiar with the consequences for prison management of the battles in which those former prisoners had to engage in order to establish their innocence . |
| 16 | The education and training of Health Care workers should include at least the possibility of working in partnership with people rather than for people , so that the experience of unlearning , deroling and relearning through which the family development nurses had to go in order to work effectively in this way with people , can be avoided . |
| 17 | And as for women in their 30s and 40s , Time claims they feel the feminist movement betrayed them by failing to warn them about the sacrifices women had to make in exchange for equality and by pursuing the wrong goals — pushing more strongly for the equal rights amendment than for child care or flexible working hours . |
| 18 | In applying the test , the courts have to bear in mind the balance between the plaintiff 's investment in the product and the protection of free competition . |
| 19 | Over what distance do cells have to communicate in order to establish their position ? |