Example sentences of "[n mass] have [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 In reality no fish has to eat a vast amount of food , though luckily for us some are right pigs !
2 But people have to choose a particular undertaker to handle the arrangements .
3 People have to spend a long time with robot animals first .
4 Unfortunately , most elderly people have to suffer a considerable drop in their income after retirement , and careful planning and budgeting is required to maintain a reasonable standard of living .
5 On top of that internal auditors make regular checks on branches , sales staff have to complete a four-page form after each sales visit , and Lautro makes spot checks .
6 In the main , staff have to complete a qualifying period of service ( often two or three years ) before they qualify for this .
7 ( 'You have to attain a high degree of musical stupidity in order to find watching the beat , or the conductor 's inane face for that matter , easier for the purpose of knowing how or when to play than simply listening to the music , ’ he argued . )
8 Salmon have to find a safe way upstream past bears , and monkeys have to get to the fruit without waking the jaguars .
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