Example sentences of "[noun prp] have [to-vb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not to suggest that all , or indeed any , should be discarded ; if England have to go for maturity and hope for the best , so be it . |
| 2 | In 1932 , the young hopeful Graham Greene had to pay for part of Stamboul Train to be reprinted after J B Priestley had objected to ‘ Mr Savory ’ , a pompous writer of potboiling sagas . |
| 3 | When Elsie had to retire for health reasons , we were once again without a teacher but Hilda Lodge and Eleanor Pitman helped out and then Joan Gatfield , a leader in training , decided to do some training with us . |
| 4 | This led the government , in the words of one senior manager , repeatedly to ‘ move the goalposts ’ , in other words to change the criteria that BR had to meet for electrification schemes to be approved . |
| 5 | Brian had to settle for second with three roach taken on caster for 1–1–0 . |
| 6 | Anne had to leave for work for two o'clock but she proudly displayed her ring to her friends and they all sincerely wished her happiness . |
| 7 | Ryan Giggs and Lee Sharpe were subdued out wide , Brian McClair and Paul Ince having to battle for midfield domination . |
| 8 | On 18th December 1865 Henry Oakeley had to send for coal etc. to Montgomery Station : by 22nd January 1866 he was noting ‘ Sent for a load of coal to Bishop 's Castle Railway Stn ’ , and on 29th January 1866 ‘ Sent to Bishop 's Castle Railway Station for a cask of cider ’ . |