Example sentences of "have to take a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The rewards are bigger than ever , which means that everyone — governing bodies , teachers , coaches , press and TV — has to take a positive anti-drug stance .
2 Miss Danziger was not an ugly woman but the Colonel had had to take a long hard look to discover her good features : her bone structure ; strong fair hair streaked with less fair strands ; her pale complexion , unpainted .
3 If Bourke recorded some of these conversations with Blake in October he would have had to take a battery-operated audio recorder with him across the common , as well as the two-way radio , and link the two together while lying in the grass talking to Blake .
4 In those days all aircrew had to take a six monthly Basic Efficiency Examination to ensure they were keeping up to date with equipment and training procedures .
5 Then she had to imagine switching on the light in that cupboard under the stairs and taking a couple of steps forward so that she was just inside — but with the door open to the hall and with the knowledge that she only had to take a single large step back to be out there again .
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