Example sentences of "have [to-vb] [adj] an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alyssia blew some of the flyaway blonde strands away from her face and followed them to a small table at the back of the café , hoping that she would not have to endure half an hour of French conversation while she sat on the sidelines , wondering whether what they were discussing was really as animated and interesting as it appeared . |
| 2 | One could identify the political and social attitudes or perspectives , and the social structures or historical events which would have to precede such an incident for it to occur at all . |
| 3 | The " yellows " will have to start half an hour earlier from tomorrow and treat five hundred trees each — instead of three hundred and fifty ! |
| 4 | I 'd have to spend half an hour calming Dawn down after these attacks . |
| 5 | Who cares where they put the Channel Tunnel terminal when what really makes you cross is having to travel half an hour to find a park in which our kids can play — except , that is , if your street is in the line of blight ? |
| 6 | Before he was shown his room and could get to bed , Charles had to spend half an hour with his French host and hostess , drinking coffee and little glasses of Framboise which he found nauseating . |
| 7 | and we still have to wait half an hour ! |