Example sentences of "choice [subord] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which does n't seem an awful lot for 45p , but you have no choice except to go through , and pay for , this introductory page . |
| 2 | She will have no choice except to do as I ask her — and then , once the murder is done , she will be in my power for ever ! ’ |
| 3 | It meant that Yorkshire , if not previously committed to open plan , had no choice than to adopt one . |
| 4 | Disknet gives the user no other choice than to stick to a routine of checking each incoming diskette for viruses . |
| 5 | Disknet gives the user no other choice than to stick to a routine of checking each incoming diskette for viruses . |
| 6 | In these circumstances , the regent had no choice but to act . |
| 7 | But when we turn to the input systems there would seem to be no choice but to use the language of ‘ representations ’ . |
| 8 | We banged on the door and shouted to no avail , and after awhile had no choice but to use the fire stairs . |
| 9 | The argument goes that if we had short-range nuclear weapons at the front , in the event of a rapid advance there would always be the danger that a commander would have no choice but to use those weapons , either because he could not get rid of them back to headquarters , or perhaps to start a nuclear conflagration . |
| 10 | However , we often require smoothed values corresponding to the time points of the original observations yet have no choice but to use 12-month or 4-quarter averages to eliminate seasonal variation . |
| 11 | We have no choice but to love him , nervously . |
| 12 | Soon the questions would begin and the Prince would have no choice but to answer . |
| 13 | The story continues but the band have no choice but to move into international areas . |
| 14 | Public accountability is particularly important in respect of activities over which the government has a monopoly and in respect of which the citizen has no choice but to deal with the government . |
| 15 | The Reverend John Flory said he had no choice but to call off the ceremonies because couples risked having the roof fall on their heads . |
| 16 | He really has no choice but to call China 's bluff . |
| 17 | Trapped , Loretta had no choice but to give her attention to Bridget and Edward . |
| 18 | Changez stood there looking out of the window and scratching his arse , completely ignoring his father-in-law , who had no choice but to carry on with his explanation . |
| 19 | The government , trapped by its own policies , had no choice but to retaliate , ‘ blacking ’ the company 's products in the public sector . |
| 20 | Once Pearl Jam start playing we find that we have no choice but to evacuate our Portacabin dressing room . |
| 21 | But Major , Patten , Douglas Hurd , Kenneth Clarke , and even Michael Heseltine , were left with no choice but to argue that Thatcherism had been good for Britain . |
| 22 | The Egyptian commander , however , said that the journey would need a large escort which he could not provide , so Sadleir had no choice but to continue . |
| 23 | I ca n't do it , she thought frantically , and then the bell was ringing and she had no choice but to open the door . |
| 24 | A smile like that of a child who had been caught stealing sugar and has no choice but to confess lit the Friar 's face . |
| 25 | Mr Davison said schools often had no choice but to let teachers know of ‘ drastic measures ’ at the last minute otherwise parents might ebb away , ensuring the closure everyone wanted to avoid . |
| 26 | So if the mother was still dry then , there would be no choice but to let the calf starve . |
| 27 | With only ten men available I had no choice but to let Clive Smott play the whole ninety minutes , and even club coach and near octogenarian , Reg Pybus , was forced to get out his old boots and wicker shorts . |
| 28 | The pressure of his hand increased as he moved nearer to her , so that she had no choice but to let him tip her face up to his . |
| 29 | If a radiator starts leaking and a leak sealer does not work you will have no choice but to replace the radiator . |
| 30 | In the end , he had no choice but to replace the receiver . |