Example sentences of "[conj] have [prep] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't hesitate to use them even if they sound silly or have to be kept private . |
| 2 | The scale of these stations was dictated not only by the numbers of passengers they had to handle and the imperial power they had to represent , but by the complexity of the Indian railway operation , and the range of facilities that had to be made available to the hierarchic and heterogeneous nature of the passenger traffic . |
| 3 | It was what was going on in my mind that had to be kept secret , on pain of interference , on pain of ridicule , on pain of punishment and , inevitably , on pain of self-understanding . |
| 4 | When , in 1651 , the Rump ordered guns from a former employee of his , Browne delivered an emotional remonstrance to the House of Commons : the state 's security , he claimed , depended upon a single gun-founder ; his enterprise employed a ‘ stock ’ of £30,000 , had overheads of at least £4,000 per annum , and had to be kept busy . |
| 5 | Others , such as the South Western , North Western and Midlands Boards , were less keen to raise tariffs to meet rising costs , and had to be given financial aid occasionally by the Central Authority from its reserves . |
| 6 | Some were catapulted out of smashed windows , while others were trapped and had to be cut free . |
| 7 | Rex was trapped by his legs and had to be cut free . |
| 8 | The driver of that car was injured and had to be cut free … two people in a second car which hit the transporter 's tractor unit are also hurt |
| 9 | They have to want to pass on information , have to trust that it will be taken seriously , and have to be given appropriate decision-making powers . |