Example sentences of "have [to-vb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 ! |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | Will we have to wait for a Labour Government before positive action is taken ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Just nine first and you dial straight through , you do n't have to wait for a secondary dialling tone do you ? |
| 7 | I 'll have to go for a little walk . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If Verve expand any further , they 'll have to apply for a live music permit in the next door dimension . |
| 11 | Publicans would have to apply for a special children 's certificate as they have to do in Scotland . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll have to look for a new posting . ’ |
| 13 | Opportunities exist to push for new contracts within the same company , so individuals do not always have to leave for a new challenge . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He might have to settle for a reserve place on Thursday . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I know the ‘ next steps ’ , i.e. when I will be contacted and when I might have to return for a second interview . |