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

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1 What I 'm saying is that if I do , I have to go on the supposition that I 'm expected .
2 In other words , not only do we not have in front of us an exact cost for the works that are being voted through in this Bill — we have to go on the basis of an outdated figure of £1.4 billion , which is in itself an enormous amount — but the Government are saying that they do not have the foggiest idea whether the amount involved will accord with their investment criteria .
3 But look at it this way ; if we give them the exclusive we only have to go on the merry-go-round once .
4 just outside Newbury you have to go on the M four
5 Well no , you have to scarify it and then you have to you have to carry on the work , you ca n't sort of do it and then think , ooh I 'll leave it for a couple of months .
6 Both at home and at school they usually have to remain on the floor and Alice does n't always remember to put them back in the bag .
7 At least financial agencies have some pressure to provide funds at competitive rates , and builders to guard against pricing themselves out of the market , but landowners just have to sit on the land until they get the price they demand .
8 There ai n't no chairs or carpet or nothing , so if I go and see him I have to sit on the floor .
9 Have to sit on the floor .
10 It did , however , illustrate how people in Britain often have good ideas for inventions but then have to sit on the sidelines as no one is prepared to back them .
11 I might be wrong , but I do n't think so , but I have to sit on the fence you see as I get into trouble .
12 We have already experienced the abolition of free eye and dental checks , we are suffering from the creeping privatization of the Health Service , the selling off of our water , our crumbling schools , and yet we have to concentrate on the issue of trade union , Labour Party links .
13 ‘ There 's something in that , ’ Hari agreed , ‘ but , for the moment , I have to concentrate on the ladies ’ shoes so that they are ready for the people from the theatre to take with them when they move on to Somerset . ’
14 ‘ Still , eh , we have to concentrate on the future .
15 ‘ It 's great news for us but now we have to concentrate on the football and try to achieve a good result , ’ he said .
16 There will always be room for individual styles , but file management systems inject some standardisation to assist the lawyer conducting the cases and others who have to work on the case on a temporary or permanent basis .
17 But that does n't mean I have to work on the premise that everyone 's untrustworthy until proven otherwise . ’
18 Installation of the handrail will increase the safety for Health Physics staff carrying out surveys and for maintenance staff who have to work on the roof from time to time .
19 This is the part where there is a surfaced footway or pavement but at present it is so overgrown that pedestrians have to walk on the road .
20 This is on a dangerous bend where pedestrians have to walk on the carriageway .
21 ‘ Otherwise the same two people have to sleep on the floor all week .
22 We now have to vote on the timing of its procedures , even though we have not had a single hour of discussion in Committee .
23 You feel like an intruder in the changing room You have to knock on the door .
24 I have to count on the symbol itself as providing the main evidence for meaning and , of course , as providing the means for creating schematic knowledge which 1 do not have in advance .
25 The scheme 's pioneers hope that by making sure you know where you are on the map you could save vital minutes if you ever have to call on the emergency services for help .
26 Toxocara eggs have to lie on the ground for two weeks before they are dangerous .
27 Do those of his constituents who have to live on the margin , as many of mine do , consider the subject to be a matter of amusement ?
28 Well , yes , it can be that easy if you are only moving fairly slowly , but bear in mind that to stop in a reasonable distance you have to hold on the control long enough to raise the nose and apply a braking force .
29 Christ finally tells Judas : ‘ I have to die on the cross and I have to die willingly ’ .
30 Brigadier , life is er hard enough in the Army when you 're being toughened up for the sort of rigours you have to face on the streets of Belfast for example
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