Example sentences of "it [verb] to have [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As well as being truly Scottish it needs to have strong international links . |
| 2 | The river needs to be deep enough for the otters to swim and catch fish , the dog otter eating two or three pounds of fish every day , it needs to have thick covering of vegetation along the banks and above all , the water must be clean , fresh and not polluted in any way . |
| 3 | If our style is reserved and peaceful , a gentle climax is enough , but if we are forceful and aggressive , it has to have much more duration , body , and weight . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's only after that that someone like myself would look for technical skill , but it has to have that initial force to grab your attention , 99% of the time . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It has to have firmer foundations than that . ’ |
| 6 | However , many wo n't learn just any song they happen to hear — it has to have some resemblance to the typical species song . |
| 7 | It helped to have two such formidable singers taking the two female dragon roles : Anne Collins as a fruity Princess Clarissa , tyrannical in a general 's uniform of black leather , and Jane Eaglen as Fata Morgana , like Katisha in Mikado only more so . |
| 8 | As allopurinol did not inhibit the growth of L. casei nor interfere with the growth of experimental tumours , nor did it appear to have any other properties which made it unsuitable , it received further investigation in man . |
| 9 | The effect of the decision was to give women the choice of an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy if they could find a doctor to carry it out , and it came to have enormous symbolic importance for feminists . |
| 10 | THIS ALBUM 'S predecessor , ‘ The Psychedelic Years ’ , was possibly the best compilation album ever , in the sense that it contained the best songs by the best bands in its field of reference ; in fact , it seemed to have all the good songs that came out of psychedelia ( It also had The Incredible String Band , but presumably only as a sorbet to clear the palate . |
| 11 | It was a big machine which I think had not been set up right — it seemed to have more blades than necessary . |
| 12 | It seemed to have more life than the photograph . ’ |
| 13 | It is presently working on a Pentium-upgradable board for its Expresso line of personal computers which it intends to have ready by the summer . |
| 14 | It claimed to have wide support from parents for its provisions concerning homosexuality , the coverage of political issues in the classroom , and the ‘ moral ’ dimension to sex education . |
| 15 | This bears some resemblance to the definition communication referred to in Chapter 2 and seems to me to generalize the meaning of the term authenticity to the point where it ceases to have much significance . |
| 16 | To use environmental analysis as a special intelligence source for top managers is perhaps the single most common reason why it ceases to have any effect on decisions … . |
| 17 | I t is the growing clamour from industry for the graduates it employs to have more work-related skills , and the ensuing tension with the mainstream curriculum . |
| 18 | 1991 , 27 , 1098 ) , but now it appears to have environmental problems as well . |
| 19 | Guar gum is a complex polysaccharide which can not be digested or absorbed and it appears to have two effects . |
| 20 | ‘ Langdale Head from Wallend , ’ is an impressive little print : as well as aquatint it appears to have soft-ground etching on the fell and rocks . |
| 21 | It appears to have important implications for chemistry , as well as for public health and safety . |
| 22 | Although , as Lord MacMillan said in Vancouver Malt & Sake Brewing Co Ltd v Vancouver Breweries Ltd [ 1934 ] AC 181 , it is important to realise that " public policy is not a constant " it appears to have some easily recognisable and immutable general characteristics . |
| 23 | ‘ Do n't spend to much time on it unless it seems to have more relevanace to the case . |
| 24 | More important is the fact that nobody can really tell whether Germany has a successful economy because of its voting system ( though , between you and me , this seems as unlikely as a cart pulling a horse ) or whether it seems to have satisfactory constitutional arrangements because its economy has been working so well for so long . |
| 25 | By the year 2000 it hopes to have similar centres in its six other urban hubs — Edinburgh , Liverpool , Manchester , Leeds , Birmingham and Cardiff . |
| 26 | To understand the classicists it helps to have some understanding of what they were reacting against . |
| 27 | But this silliness does not derive from what I claimed about what it means to have successful thoughts : it derives from our habit of regarding individual thoughts as if they were like sentences . |
| 28 | It pays to have friendly neighbours or a large bucket at this stage . |
| 29 | One unnamed area was criticised after it appeared to have industrial dereliction and sad , downcast people . |
| 30 | Pressure for this was considerable and it appeared to have popular support . |