Example sentences of "have [to-vb] [pn reflx] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the reader who has to look herself for these useful references will find much else to inform and entertain . |
| 2 | In an increasingly profit-driven state even the most conservative parts of the church have had to distance themselves from some policies . |
| 3 | The US , even more than Britain , has had to propel itself into international roles in order to create the illusion of being a united nation-state . |
| 4 | I think you will have to treat yourselves to one of those records ( or , I suppose , tapes ) that provide you with an orchestral piece minus one instrument — for instance , I believe you could obtain a Beethoven concerto minus the piano part , which you then supply . |
| 5 | And he 'd probably have to resign himself to that situation until he returned to Winchester . |
| 6 | You 'll have to fit yourself into other surroundings , as I had to do so often . ’ |
| 7 | You will have to accustom yourself to that , ’ she added , with a droll wrinkle of her nose . |
| 8 | Well we 'd have to divest ourselves of some of our assets . |
| 9 | What need did he have to justify himself to this pampered youth ? |
| 10 | Yet to remain competitive — maybe even to survive — they will have to convert themselves into information-based organizations , and fairly quickly . |
| 11 | From now on , he would have to devote himself to private achievements . |
| 12 | He had thought beforehand that he would have to send her back and deal with Sung some other way , but now he had seen her he felt the need in him , like a strong , dark tar in his blood , and knew he would have to purge himself of that . |
| 13 | Others , including Hobson and Brailsford , went further , arguing that any League would have to concern itself with economic and social , as well as purely diplomatic , matters if the deeper causes of war were to be addressed . |
| 14 | The Royal Family will have to adapt itself to new circumstances , and , in some ways , it will be approaching nearer to the people , because it will be sharing many of the problems which all of us have faced . ’ |
| 15 | He was just marrying her out of ambition — how many more times did she have to remind herself of that ? |
| 16 | Dave breathed a sigh of relief but realised that he would have to prepare himself for another day . |
| 17 | But if I am to believe that , when the Minister replies to the debate she will have to commit herself to two very simple propositions : first , that the Government will institute a full review of student financial support as a matter of urgency ; secondly , that they will commit themselves to restoring to all students the housing benefit and income support that the Government have taken away from them . |
| 18 | If you are put in the position of having to commit yourself to one employer , establish well in advance of accepting a job or secondment offer exactly what will be required of you in terms of subsequent employment . |
| 19 | Loss of earnings and career prospects can be a serious matter for someone who knows that she is going to have to support herself for many years after her parents have gone ; and unless the home in which they are living is owned by them , and left to her in their will , she is also going to have to provide accommodation for herself when they die . |
| 20 | Your heroine is going to have to plunge herself into some sort of danger . |
| 21 | Edward for his part had to accommodate himself to political and financial realities , and was prepared to compromise with the commons in return for taxes , though he would not give way on the fundamental issue of the right to choose his own councillors . |
| 22 | It was no use comparing yourself with those who never started ; you had to compare yourself to those who went on . |
| 23 | In the light of the current problems regarding a number of prominent figures in the Italian cultural world , have you in any way had to dissociate yourself from any of them ? |
| 24 | I maintained a straighter course now but perpetually wanted to stop , and so had to ration myself to two minutes rest in every fifteen , and ten minutes on the hour . |
| 25 | I knew that I had to protect myself from another pounding — if I let him into my heart I would be done for . |
| 26 | The company had to give up the surplus stock it had accumulated at the expense of the public creditors and rescind its claims to be paid in full for the amount it had sold , but the real victims were the public creditors , who had to reconcile themselves to drastic losses in income and capital . |
| 27 | Thompson was forced to reshuffle his side because of injuries , work commitments and one player missing the team bus and indeed the manager had to name himself as one of the substitutes . |
| 28 | For some reason , he felt he had to explain himself to this dark-eyed , intense young woman . |
| 29 | This constituted an altogether more active management , which had to concern itself with professional matters . |
| 30 | ‘ And , to be fair to the boy , I possibly confused him , since when he very properly inquired as to whether or not I was a patient , I had to admit myself in some doubt on the point . ’ |