Example sentences of "have [to-vb] very [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not have to wait very long to find out . |
| 2 | He would have to go very close indeed to the hoarding to read the word ‘ Taunton ’ between ‘ now ! ’ and ‘ Times ’ . |
| 3 | People are gon na have to work very hard to repair that damage . |
| 4 | Well we 'll just have to work very hard tomorrow , t is |
| 5 | To be seen from the stage on the O.P. side , a person would have to stand very close to the edge of the set . |
| 6 | All in all , it 's an interesting read until the Beatles split around p200 , but it 's so short on new information that you 'll have to know very little about the band to avoid a feeling of déja vu . |
| 7 | All in all , it 's an interesting read until the Beatles split around p200 , but it 's so short on new information that you 'll have to know very little about the band to avoid a feeling of déja vu . |
| 8 | Miss Ray did not have to try very hard to find work in the theatre . |
| 9 | You do n't have to write very much . |
| 10 | ‘ If the wind carries on blowing , I will have to play very solid stuff to keep my score at around level par . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm afraid it still does happen that there is fanaticism , which is fanaticism is , as I understand it , self-righteousness with a strong religious dimension , and it does happen and I 've spoken of forces that erode it , but they can also exacerbate it , irritate it , into stronger activity , and of course we erm in the United Kingdom do n't have to look very far to see that happening , and it is , I think , a very great threat . |
| 12 | Even given substantial popular support , a socialist government/movement would have to give very careful thought to the development of a competent planning cadre able to hold its own against Treasury influence . |
| 13 | My failure to even get interviewed soon demonstrated to me that , even though Goldsmiths had accepted me despite my disability , I would have to fight very hard to get any further . |
| 14 | Which is shorthand for saying that you do n't have to cheat very much . |
| 15 | Fashion being what it is , with rarity the overriding factor , the position arises that the collector will have to pay very much more for the ephemeral , roughly produced parts , with their many inaccuracies and jumble of advertisements , than for the vastly more elegant and durable leather . |
| 16 | So if you were in receipt of income support then you do n't have to pay very much . |
| 17 | He was also bullish about Ireland 's Lions hopefuls : ‘ The selectors will have to pay very serious attention to today 's very serious result . |
| 18 | She would n't have to get very drunk , thought Henry . |
| 19 | The special difficulty here is that since relatively little essay structure is signalled by the question itself , in your first paragraph you will have to make very clear to your examiner what shape you are imposing on your discussion . |
| 20 | The station commander , who just happened to be a bit of an oppo of mine called " Bull " Jarmen — a great monster of a fellow and a Kiwi to boot — who was heard to say : " Well , it was very convenient him leaving it there ; you did not have to travel very far to collect it or find out what happened to the undercarriage . " |