Example sentences of "having to make a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The surprise decision to concentrate the main allied armoured thrust to the west of Kuwait was in part motivated by the desire to avoid having to make a frontal assault upon the extensive Iraqi fortifications on the Kuwaiti-Saudi Arabian border . |
| 2 | She caught him again on the way back between oven and table , and sank herself into him once more , but after a moment became conscious that he was having to make a considerable effort to hold the hot saucepan away from her at arm 's length . |
| 3 | You 're having to make a conscious effort to be detached , are n't you ? |
| 4 | they may not feel open to accepting that person into the family , very aware of having to make a conscious effort to put aside prejudices and stereotypes in order to get to know , like and accept him or her . |
| 5 | With its cameras , extending arms and weapons , it is a versatile machine , capable of disrupting a bomb without the Operator having to make a manual approach . |
| 6 | Premises are often located near people 's homes and workplaces — customers just ‘ pop in ’ , rather than having to make a special journey |