Example sentences of "[be] to have [det] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You 'll be needing another hand , ’ he said , ‘ if you 're to have more stock . ’
2 ‘ But I 'm afraid Mrs Birkin is going to have to raid the freezer if we 're to have enough for three tonight . ’
3 Italians are born lucky — we must be to have such a long and glorious coastline constantly changing flavour region by region .
4 The answer would be to have both !
5 To fear the worst may be to have those fears come true .
6 However , they will be able to waive best execution , and indeed can do so even if they are discretionary customers ( which is a helpful relaxation and reflects the new spirit of liberalisation ) ; the best practice would be to have this waiver in writing .
7 She told us that the best thing for him would be to have some traction sessions three times a week at Wrexham Hospital .
8 Marie 's so pretty and lovely , I want everyone to see us , so they 'll say how grown up and lucky I am to have such a lovely girlfriend .
9 We shall take up residence in autumn , not later , for I am to have another child close to Christmas , I believe .
10 Unfortunately life is never simple — the Stores Platoon confirms that they have no Challenger engines in stock and that the next one is not expected for three or four days ; improvisation will obviously be needed if the Blues and Royals are to have all their tanks working .
11 The larger the electorate and the greater the number of candidates on a list , the less likely voters are to have this knowledge , and the converse is obviously true .
12 The beer awards given at GBBF must be moved to a cooler part of the year if they are to have any credibility .
13 One persistent idea has been that the two main moderate right-wing parties , the Rassemblement pour la République and the Union pour la Démocratie Française , must get together if they are to have any chance of regaining power .
14 Chrysanthemum cuttings need to be taken if we are to have any flowers next season .
15 Education , and the participation of the community are crucial if schemes are to have any chance of success .
16 However , I believe that it is unavoidable if we are to have any hope of defending what is ours .
17 ‘ All League matches are vital , but we simply have to win this one if we are to have any chance of taking the title , ’ said Evans .
18 ‘ It can not be over-emphasised that statistics , if these are to have any meaning , should be gathered by those who know the churches well and who are concerned that the statistics reveal the truth .
19 Their effect will be rapid if they are to have any effect at all .
20 The adventurers must cut their way to the archway quickly if they are to have any hope of surviving .
21 Presumably , if the rules for learning are to have any universality in natural conditions , the experience which affects them must be a common feature of all the animals having the rules — in other words , the variance due to the environment is normally small in the environment to which the animal is adapted .
22 If they are to have any explanatory bite it must first be possible to pick out particular causal connections against a fairly stable set of background conditions .
23 If targets are to have any meaning then they must be neither too easy nor too hard .
24 If they are to have any significance , their lives must be self-constructed and made significant with the use of homemade materials .
25 If trade unions are to have any success in organising contract computer staff it might be by the provision of non-traditional membership services .
26 Sherif must accept the price he is offered if the five families are to have any hope of paying off their lengthening tab at the provisioner 's and if — haha , a'haha — they want their thin children to live to grow thinner !
27 If these twin policies are to have any effect in reducing geographical inequalities , they need to be pursued more vigorously than they have been in the past .
28 The BDDA MUST certainly always continue to exist if the deaf are to have any say in their own affairs .
29 Does the Minister agree that that — and the practice of sending vexatious summonses to people who have paid their bills , and who are being forced to pay £12 a head for the privilege of receiving such a summons — must be altered if people are to have any confidence in the system ?
30 Here we are to have some fun .
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