Example sentences of "having [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also seems to be the character of the trust in personam to which a later source , the fourth-century paraphrase of Gaius from Autun , means to refer in speaking of the beneficiary of a trust of a whole estate as having no right to take possession of the estate himself but having to claim it from the heir . |
| 2 | Ruby had told of buying a pair of corsets and having to carry them along Church Street unwrapped . |
| 3 | It used to carry the barley to where you wanted it instead of you having to carry it on your shoulders . |
| 4 | I have to admit Mr Graham has a point here , but all I can say is that after one has been in the profession as long as one has , one is able to judge intuitively the depth of a man 's professionalism without having to see it under pressure . |
| 5 | I 'm having to swim them off the steamer and tow them in a dinghy to get our put the slings on them before we left the beach and just pushed them into the water and towed them off and hook the hook the into the sling and up them to give them a good wash before they went to Kirkwall . |
| 6 | it was nothing for you to have the er sole of your sh shoe flapping off and having to wear 'em till the p there was a little man that used to mend the shoes in Hirael there and you 'd go to him and he 'd put a couple of nails , never charge you for it you know . |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't worry … you can sleep alone — I can take a hint that I 'm not wanted without you having to hit me over the head with it , ’ he finished bitterly . |
| 8 | And it stops you having to hit them with a brick . |
| 9 | To do so is to help the opponent to win without his having to hit you with a single scoring technique . |
| 10 | ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’ |
| 11 | The convenience of picking up a power-tool without having to plug it in has brought a new freedom to woodworkers . |
| 12 | No one would hear her , but she could n't face having to find him among this unfamiliar crowd . |
| 13 | Bonanza Boy , one of my old favourites , has been a remarkable horse over the years and I am a touch sad in having to desert him for a horse I consider to have a better chance . |
| 14 | A text description of the item(s) covered by the record should allow the information to be both recorded and retrieved without having to split it between several records . |
| 15 | How the whole process is cheaper and easier than your probably imagine , and with our state of the art equipment there 'll be no danger of having to replace it in years to come . |
| 16 | ‘ Until we can get something definite sorted out , we are having to play it by ear . ’ |
| 17 | However , some of the Soviet Union 's smallest ethnic groups , principally the indigenous peoples of Siberia , were to be allowed to own land without having to put it to any economic purpose . |
| 18 | We regret having to disturb you at a time when you are busy , but the matter is important . ’ |
| 19 | It is much better to attempt to prevent fears arising , rather than having to rectify them at a later stage . |
| 20 | Amy will eat her food and play with her toys without having to give them to Keith . |
| 21 | He carried an axe in order to be able to smash down illegal obstacles , but there is no mention of him having to use it in 1983 . |
| 22 | but Terry has enough on his plate without having to separate them into maths and this that and the other and photocopy bits and pieces ! |
| 23 | She said she did not want him staring at her , she wanted a bit of her life to herself ; without having to share it with Randolph Ash . |
| 24 | It is said to end the days of peeling soggy wallpaper off the wall and having to trim it with scissors or a knife . |
| 25 | The Type Module routine provides a user with the ability to view the contents of a module ( excluding Foreigns ) without having to withdraw it from LIFESPAN . |
| 26 | If , for example , we knew what animals with neocortices could do that species lacking them could n't do we would know something about the cortex without having to ablate it in a single animal . |
| 27 | Naturally enough I had to play a couple of games for the long-suffering Jewish Chronicle photographer ( who must have nightmares about having to snap me on his deathbed ) . |
| 28 | The Disclosure Directive also allows competent authorities to exempt EC-listed companies from the requirement to notify the public if the disclosure would be contrary to the public interest or seriously detrimental to the company concerned ( provided that the public would not be misled ) ; this does not , however , exempt a person acquiring voting rights from having to disclose them to the company if a relevant threshold is reached . |
| 29 | It is much better to step in and help people firmly rather than having to punish them at a later stage . |
| 30 | If you eat a balanced diet you will get all the salt you need without having to add it to your diet . |