Example sentences of "have [prep] [be] [adj] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The physiotherapist has to be encouraging at all times , but this stops short of praising the patient when he has not achieved a required movement . |
| 2 | However , the specialist team is distinguished by a particular approach , featuring high throughput of cases , and it has to be uncertain at this stage whether this is a consequence of its specialism or of an underlying distinction in the conception of social work that it may represent — what we have called a ‘ deep ’ structure . |
| 3 | Anyway Ronny scored a couple of goals in this match and was given 6 out of 6 point in Dagbladet and 9 out of 10 in VG so his form has to be excellent at the moment — i guess he will impress Ardiles and/or Wilko . |
| 4 | It is explained by the combination of the first two conditions , and since it is a performative purporting to affect the rights or duties of another , it has to be public at least in intention . |
| 5 | BGS has to be ready at all times to supply the wants of the market for geoscience and to be aware of potential sources of income , marketing efforts , public relations and promotional activities will be focused more on the commercial sector . |
| 6 | It will banish any anxieties that you may have about being alone at night or coming home to an empty house . |
| 7 | You may have to be firm at times during these early days , especially at night . |
| 8 | An outside registrar may have to be present at the ceremony . |
| 9 | To Dinah 's relief Paul did not touch her this time , but turned over and was soon asleep ; he had to be early at work in the morning . |
| 10 | As the teachers ' notes had to be available at least a fortnight in advance of the visit , some lack of precision was inevitable . |
| 11 | Jane was not popular : in order to be popular , you had to be good at games , and Jane was useless at all of them — and they played everything — netball , rounders , tennis , lacrosse , hockey — even cricket — every afternoon , rain or shine , exams or no exams . |
| 12 | The anthropoid shell was fashioned to fit this cocoon , and consequently the plumber had to be close at hand and work quickly to bespoke his client . |
| 13 | And then you had to be quick at it you know . |
| 14 | Inhabitants of the uezdy ( districts ) there had to be ready at any moment to leave their homes and fields to get under cover of the walls of the fortresses . |
| 15 | When he got you home he would strip at once , taking everything off right there and laying his clothes down on the hall floorway as if he had to be naked at once , methodically removing every item . |
| 16 | One of more than 1,000 women drivers taking part said , ‘ Men have to be good at everything , especially driving … it 's a big ego thing . ’ |
| 17 | Jeremy : A sportsman you have to be good at things , a football player you have to be good at passing and good at things . |
| 18 | Jeremy : A sportsman you have to be good at things , a football player you have to be good at passing and good at things . |
| 19 | Playing snooker you have to be good at your shots and pot the ball — |
| 20 | As a result of this reduction in the size of the labour force , the one or two farm-workers have to be skilled at most of the jobs that have to be done . |
| 21 | For one thing , we have to be smart at spotting new trends in feedstock usage , because this can make or break our profitability . |