Example sentences of "have [prep] [be] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | To paraphrase an old saying , the water has to be there for the horse to be able to drink . |
| 2 | Well you 'll have to be here for the surveyor |
| 3 | It does not have to be just for Asians . ’ |
| 4 | Do you have to be there for a certain amount of time ? |
| 5 | So like , I did n't have to be there for the phone at all . |
| 6 | And he knew I did n't have to be home for the kids or whatever , he knew my circumstances so well and he knew th exactly how much he could use me you know . |
| 7 | Obvious examples are travelling or living abroad , the husband having to be away for long periods , having to relocate , changing children 's schools at an awkward stage in their career , having to do a lot of company entertaining . |
| 8 | What was it about him , that he only had to be near for her natural calm professionalism to fly out of the window ? |
| 9 | I did n't have time to talk cos I had to be here for nine . |
| 10 | If ever we had to be away for a night , Shanti used to go to spend the night at Mavis 's house , and regarded it as a very great treat . |
| 11 | Erm by nineteen forty eight erm the Communist Party had argued that three conditions had to be there for land reform to take place and that was that how that the area had to be militarily stable , the majority of peasants erm rich peasants had to be mobilized er had to want to be demanding land reform and the Party cadres there had to be adequate in numbers and quality . |
| 12 | well we went on a course , for a week up Newcastle and of course er erm we had to be there for nine o'clock so we had to catch the bus , at the latest half past eight so you 're up at you 're up at seven and you get showered and what have you cos there 's a shower in the be bedroom get yourself all ready so you 're down by about erm half seven , quarter to eight , like so you tend to think quarter of an hour to the erm bus stop which is right outside the door of the hotel we were getting so and we use the bus rather than take the car in daily , cos it 's easier so I and er and of course I sat down and had a breakfast and I thoroughly enjo , I did n't have any cereals you know , I says well er and I had a little bit of orange orange juice , but it was this erm made up orange juice |
| 13 | I do n't like leaving her on her own too long ( I usually have to be away for about eight hours ) . |
| 14 | Well what 's your brother 's birthday have to be tomorrow for ? |
| 15 | I have to be home for halfpast one ! |
| 16 | He 'll say , my mum says I have to be home for seven . |
| 17 | ‘ All the child psychologists say that mummy and daddy have to be there for children to grow up well balanced . ’ |