Example sentences of "we [adv] have [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You have to remember , ’ Ellen liked to lecture Thessy and me , ‘ just how absurdly wealthy they all are , and how desperately the wealthy want to be liked because they ca n't help feeling guilty about being so rich , so we only have to be obsequious , give them loads of booze , and pretend to be impressed by their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions , after which they 'll reward us with an outrageously large tip — which is , after all , the sole reason for being nice to the ghastly creatures in the first place . ’ |
| 2 | We do n't have to deserve it — we just have to be willing to do it ! |
| 3 | ‘ We always had to be aware where their main dangers were coming from and defensively we did that . |
| 4 | We always have to be aware of the kinetics of weathering reactions when looking at the mineralogical composition of weathering profiles . |
| 5 | Do we really have to be sure that God exists in order to believe in God ? |
| 6 | We simply have to be sensible and professional , and we wo n't have a speck of trouble . ’ |
| 7 | Often , the words alleged against the accused were spoken in an alehouse , and although alcohol might help loosen one 's inhibitions , we surely have to be sceptical about the depth of commitment of someone whose only Jacobite statement was made in a drunken stupor . |