Example sentences of "have [to-vb] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 To understand why Idealism became dominant in the early years one only has to think about the event that led to the establishment of the subject , namely , the First World War .
2 ‘ They break the rules because Bawden cares less for rules than for the things he has to say about the feel of a summer morning , the watery sunshine of an April afternoon , or the flurry of a February snowstorm . ’
3 And yet , all Glenny has to say about the army 's role in the present , Bosnian war is that they are ‘ genuinely confused ’ , ‘ waverers ’ pushed by Muslim and Croat provocations into the clutches of ‘ unashamed Serb nationalists ’ .
4 But you 'll see what Doctor Morris has to say about the place . ’
5 Wired purports to be about America not just Belushi , but this is trite stuff about decadence in Tinseltown ; what it has to say about the nation is nugatory , unless you count a depressing scene in which an audience collapses in laughter while the Voice of its Generation ( as Bluto in Animal House ) stuffs a sandwich down his pants .
6 ‘ Wired purports to be about America not just Belushi , but this is trite stuff about decadence in Tinseltown ; what it has to say about the nation is nugatory . ’
7 ‘ A disaster , ’ is all Alex has to say about the matter .
8 The statutory duty to consult a trade union about redundancies is well known , but both employers and those directly affected tend to be less familiar with what the law has to say about the need for consultation with affected individuals .
9 The firm offers single-source support on all the products , so customers can pick components that best suit their needs , without having to worry about the logistics of supporting products from multifarious vendors .
10 Those who produced staple grains might have to worry about the competition of national or world markets which hardly troubled those who sold dairy products , eggs , vegetables , fruit or even fresh meat — or any other perishable commodity which could not be transported over large distances .
11 And , and you feel , comfortable with what you 're doing , you wo n't have to erm , you wo n't have to worry about the work , if you know what I mean , you 'll know how to do it .
12 You wo n't have to act ; you wo n't have to worry about the expression on your face when the squad car turns up . ’
13 In terms of the average sailor , the masthead is also an easier configuration to control , and you do n't have to worry about the mast coming down if you fail to get the runner on immediately .
14 By restoring your existing windows , you wo n't have to worry about the effect that changing your window style will have on the look of your house .
15 If you 're planning to get married why not ‘ take the plunge ’ on a tropical island where you wo n't have to worry about the weather !
16 And you do n't have to worry about the volume by the way , cos like anything , it records whatever volume and then
17 So you do n't have to worry about the volume , because you 've got record .
18 Then of course you do n't have to worry about the octave .
19 Certainly Frank Graham , managing director of Kainos Software , a joint venture between ICL and Queens University , does not have to worry about the supply of graduates he gets .
20 We do n't have to talk about the single because that 's off the album … do n't have to talk about the tour .
21 We do n't have to talk about the single because that 's off the album … do n't have to talk about the tour .
22 Weeping in therapy sessions , say some , can be used as a defence against having to talk about the pain .
23 ‘ You do n't have to beat about the bush ; you 've come about Mr Riddle .
24 They may either be discouraged from having to care about the quantity or quality of what they produce , as their income will be guaranteed regardless or , conversely , they may be less concerned about the quality of the inputs they use , or the agricultural practices they employ , because they will be driven to compete on price in the market against imports dumped or produced to lower environmental standards If the EC demands higher environmental and animal husbandry standards than elsewhere , it must not export' its problems .
25 If my hon. Friend can make a case , we shall have to think about the issue .
26 One factor with which the Baghdad planners had failed to reckon seems to have been the contribution to an enemy 's performance of simple patriotism , the force which impels people to fight to defend their native soil against an invader , whatever they may have to say about the way things are run at home .
27 He said ministers were guilty of ‘ an attitude of mind ’ which meant they think they did not have to bother about the public .
28 He listened to what I had to say about the procedure still to be gone through and hoped that they would soon hear whether Balbinder had a place .
29 As he explained when I met him , he became so angry when he read what they had to say about the Princess that he wanted to ring the editors and complain , but realized that , rather than spending every day on the telephone , a simpler solution was to stop reading them .
30 He had told me what he had to say about the murder and was free to call me again any time .
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