Example sentences of "having [to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mr Blake is my employer , ’ Charity said stiffly , saving Matthew the embarrassment of having to come up with a reply , and herself the embarrassment of having to hear it . |
| 2 | Most players would prefer a chip shot from grass rather than having to play out of a bunker . |
| 3 | After 1714 the balance shifted to a point where the King and the Commons had something like mutual vetoes : the King chose the ministers and could normally be sure of not having to put up with a minister he disliked , but the Commons could reject a minister they disliked by refusing to vote for the taxes he proposed , thus pushing the King into dismissing him . |
| 4 | Consequently , he is continually having to hold on to a sense of humility while he listens to other people , otherwise he can too easily defend himself by taking up a judgemental posture . |
| 5 | He and Mrs Thatcher are having to face up to a crisis they have made worse by trying to deny it , and now they can not agree on who should do what or how or why . |
| 6 | BRAINTREE District Council is having to face up to a need to take recovery action over the new council tax . |