Example sentences of "has a [adj] [noun] to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each of the various hand movements has a specific job to do , determined by range , angle , position and target . |
| 2 | If a body has a legal power to do X , it has authority to do it . |
| 3 | Some will think that a good community never lays down coercive rules except to enforce moral duties , and therefore that Mr. O'Brian should be made to compensate Mrs. McLoughlin if , but only if , he has a moral duty to do so . |
| 4 | ‘ Of the 65 per cent of companies not using credit insurance , half had no idea what it would cost as a percentage of total sales value , indicating that the industry has a real job to do explaining how little properly structured credit insurance can cost : often 0.5 per cent of turnover or less . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Michael has a great determination to do everything himself and get it right , ’ said Watkin . |
| 6 | Someone who has a lot of overt status has a great deal to do : their time and attention are very precious . |
| 7 | The very ubiquity of the mass media removes media as a whole system from the scope of positivist social analysis ; for how may we ‘ measure ’ the ‘ impact ’ of a social force which is omnipresent within social life and which has a great deal to do with constituting it ? |
| 8 | This subtle shift has a great deal to do with the current fashion accessory of an eligible husband rather than an eligible boss . |
| 9 | no , it was rationed , and er , talking about erm people 's taste having changed , I think the media has a great deal to do with that because when you look at things on television you can see how people |
| 10 | It is permissible to raise additional enquiries , and indeed , the buyer 's conveyancer has a professional duty to do so if there appear to be material omissions . |
| 11 | It also has a good deal to do with how we look . |
| 12 | Each of the participating agencies has a different job to do , a different area of activity , and different interests and concerns . |
| 13 | It shows someone in obvious mental distress and gives a strong message that the nurse has a positive job to do . |
| 14 | I ca n't find anyone who actually likes this offset idea , and you really do n't want to spend your playing career justifying why your instrument looks so wacky ; left to hang around the user 's neck , it does actually rest neck-up , as promised , although I would think that this has a fair bit to do with the strap button being under the top horn and slightly back towards the body . |