Example sentences of "have [to-vb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SHANE MACGOWAN continues to enjoy his bottle of wine , while JON BEAST has to settle for a double chin . |
| 2 | The policy has to cater for a wide variety of machines , some fixed and some mobile . |
| 3 | Meredith was surprised he always had to look for a hidden motive . |
| 4 | The advantage to the bank is that it has the use of a deposit for a fixed period , but , because of the flexibility given to the lender , at a slightly lower price than it would have had to pay for a normal time deposit . |
| 5 | They want to be able to lend without having to search for a suitable borrower , and to get their money back quickly if their own need for liquidity changes . |
| 6 | ‘ Why did I have to fall for a suicidal maniac ? ’ she asked herself , and cleaned the flat from top to bottom to take her mind off the image of Jack dangling on the end of a rope above a muddy slit somewhere in subterranean Yorkshire ! |
| 7 | Will he beef up the public consultation procedures which his Department are currently casting aside like autumn leaves shrivelling on the ground , or do we have to wait for a Labour Government in the full flush of a green spring and summer to bring sense back into our planning system ? |
| 8 | Will we have to wait for a Labour Government before positive action is taken ? |
| 9 | I remarked to my friend , ‘ You 'd have to wait for a long time to get a train from here , ’ he smiled and we both set off for the youth hostel down the road . |
| 10 | Last Friday the civil servant in charge of government policy on radioactive waste management reiterated Whitehall 's position that a solution to the disposal issue would have to wait for a future generation . |
| 11 | Just nine first and you dial straight through , you do n't have to wait for a secondary dialling tone do you ? |
| 12 | I 'll have to go for a little walk . |
| 13 | She 'd never known any details ; she did n't know if the accident happened early on , or whether she would have to sit for a long time just waiting for the inevitable . |
| 14 | In the case of franchises and licences the business is not transferred by the vendor and the vendor will normally have to arrange for a new licence or franchise to be granted to the purchaser by the licensor or franchisor on the surrender of the vendor 's licence or franchise . |
| 15 | If Verve expand any further , they 'll have to apply for a live music permit in the next door dimension . |
| 16 | Publicans would have to apply for a special children 's certificate as they have to do in Scotland . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll have to look for a new posting . ’ |
| 18 | Opportunities exist to push for new contracts within the same company , so individuals do not always have to leave for a new challenge . |
| 19 | We would have to hope for a Tory victory , but , because of the uncertainty about the outcome of the election , he could not put her on the waiting list . |
| 20 | It would take about er it would take about three days like to really give it and then it would have to lie for a wee while to harden you know , the polish to harden . |
| 21 | He might have to settle for a reserve place on Thursday . ’ |
| 22 | Aches and pains sometimes ease up when the menopause is over but many of us will have to settle for a certain amount of back pain , headaches and limited movement from now on . |
| 23 | You will have to pay for a new survey , solicitor 's fees , lender 's solicitor 's fees , arrangement fees , and sometimes your existing lender 's redemption penalty . |
| 24 | The good news is that he charges in 15-minute slots of £5.86 , so you do n't have to pay for a whole hour if he 's only worked five minutes of it . |
| 25 | ‘ I have , Henry ; I 'm going to have to ask for a complete and urgent reorganisation of the dinosaur gallery . ’ |
| 26 | The Lancashire skipper then had to wait for a tense two minute trial by television to decide whether he could continue his burgeoning innings . |
| 27 | I had to wait for a considerable time for the expanse of blue sky above my chosen scene ( figure XX ) to be substantial enough for photography . |
| 28 | I had to listen for a good hour while he burbled on about variably apertured annuity options and the like . |
| 29 | So we decided we had to look for a new singer . |
| 30 | Eventually , Maryport Council had to apply for a special nuclear waste disposal licence from the Department of the Environment so that it could legally dump the silt back in the sea again . |