Example sentences of "have [to-vb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main contractor has to plan for subcontracted work just as seriously as for his or her own work . |
| 2 | ‘ I suppose the great Dane Jacobsen never has to search for willing company . |
| 3 | Queen Mary 's Hospital at Sidcup has cancelled all waiting-list surgery for ‘ at least ’ five weeks after more patients than planned were treated in the first five months , producing a £205,000 overspend on top of £200,000 it has to find for under-funded pay awards and other pressures . |
| 4 | A student nowadays has to graft for three years on a pittance of a grant , begging the government for a loan and at the same time being excluded from any welfare benefits . |
| 5 | She has to look for new friends amongst the ranks of the unattached like herself ; and until she has recovered sufficiently to become interested in organising her social life to the best advantage , her opportunities to continue to enjoy the pleasures of mixed company may be very limited . |
| 6 | The debtor himself has to apply for this type of order , in practice often encouraged by the plaintiff . |
| 7 | I agree with Roulet that everyone has to fight for equal conditions , and then we are happy to share . |
| 8 | It is such a cohesive , well-oiled unit that the band rarely has to call for outside assistance . |
| 9 | ‘ Charles , one has to pay for personal service in this day and age . |
| 10 | Stephen Ross phoned in from Cardiff , he says can Labour lower the consent for gay people if they get in ; Mike Collins from Chesterfield says he 's not had a job for 11 years , has to pay for all sorts of things , he wants some action from Labour on long-term unemployment … ’ |
| 11 | I should be glad if the Minister would comment on the suggestions that have been made that there is wrangling with other Government Departments over who has to pay for these places . |
| 12 | Now , each householder or tenant in a Scottish Homes estate in West Lothian has to pay for this service as well their poll tax . |
| 13 | Erm , how often do you go to a meeting or have you been to a meeting , which has to stop for twenty minutes because some clown has left the files in his office , and he has to go back and retrieve them . |
| 14 | Sometimes , in other words , one has to act for non-dependent reasons in order to maximize conformity to dependent reasons . |
| 15 | His job is so delicate that to ring birds like this Bill has had to train for two years under the watchful eye of a certified ringer . |
| 16 | I have rarely seen the House so unanimous in warmth and affection , and especially in its understanding of the severe ordeal that one of our colleagues and his family have had to endure for many months . |
| 17 | Although the housing scheme is the size of a town , the working class people who were placed in them were never afforded the amenities or investment of a town and from the beginning until present , have always had to fight for decent schools , transport , shops , housing , play , entertainment and recreation facilities , all the basic infrastructure needed to build a community and which the people in the inner city and middle class parts of the city take for granted . |
| 18 | ‘ Regrettably we have had to live for several years with the threat of these appalling incidents happening . |
| 19 | Economic Man , seeing two boxes of chocolates , of which one is cheaper because the manufacturer has not had to pay for consequential damage to some third party , would choose that cheaper box . |
| 20 | Adam had often refused to get out , and Gran had had to pay for another ride . |
| 21 | The hon. Gentleman has for some time been against the original fast rail link through Kent and south London , and we have learnt tonight that he is against the current project , apparently because he believes that all British Rail 's money should be spent on saving his neck by improving the lousy commuter service that his constituents have had to tolerate for 13 years of Tory misrule — to use a well-known phrase from a couple of decades back . |
| 22 | A student theatre has had to close for four months because of the risk of fire . |
| 23 | Explaining the proposals , MCC secretary Col John Stephenson said : ‘ We have had to cater for all cricket , so it may not seem to be as tough as some people have been demanding . |
| 24 | We might well have to wait for six months before we found a prahu which was heading in the right direction . |
| 25 | The verdict on that one , however , may have to wait for many years yet . |
| 26 | However , that discussion will have to wait for another day . |
| 27 | A new motor car was for many a luxury that would have to wait for another day . |
| 28 | But I am afraid this will have to wait for another occasion . ’ |
| 29 | All is well , however , except that the 140 people on the island will have to wait for another occasion to exercise their democratic rights . |
| 30 | Managers who never leave do not have to wait for another manager to retire or die so that they can fill their shoes . |