Example sentences of "[adj] to have [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're embarrassed to have such primitive people represent the country to the rest of the world . |
| 2 | They 're embarrassed to have such primitive people represent the country to the rest of the world . |
| 3 | ‘ The Portuguese coach , Carlos Quieroz , may now think his side have to beat Scotland in the Stadium of Light to have any prospect of qualification , ’ said Brown . |
| 4 | ‘ Because the merchant thought it was a waste of light to have both eyes open ; why not save the light the way you save money ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But I 'm not prepared to have this new expansion with all the congestion and noise it would cause and 90pc of people in the area will be up in arms . |
| 6 | Nobody was prepared to have any dealings with this force , even to attempt to pacify it by being kind to the black cat . |
| 7 | ‘ So you 're saying that to prevent the risk of your sister possibly being hurt at seeing us together you 're not prepared to have any sort of relationship with me ? ’ |
| 8 | They were not prepared to have these doctrines shaken , even by descendants of Jesus or his family . |
| 9 | er and would be willing to have those recorded for research purposes , erm |
| 10 | Might be interesting to have another try . |
| 11 | She let herself into the comfort and glow of the solar to hear her father 's querulous voice complaining , in terms in which surely he himself did not believe : ‘ My mind misdoubts me we have done wrong to have any part in this . |
| 12 | It is very easy to have all the right motives , intentions and objectives ; it is often very difficult to put these intentions effectively into practice . |
| 13 | I was aware that I was attracted to boys and men from about the age of twelve or fourteen , but although I was brought up in London I still did n't find it very easy to have any sort of contact with other gay men . |
| 14 | ‘ An individual shall be entitled ( a ) at reasonable intervals and without undue delay or expense ( i ) to be informed by any data user whether he holds personal data of which that individual is subject , and ( ii ) to access to any such data held by a data user ; and ( b ) where appropriate to have such data corrected or erased . ’ |
| 15 | When he split up with his wife , a while before , she spread some damaging stories about him , and I think the college was secretly quite relieved to have some evidence that he was het after all . |
| 16 | Different curvatures would give different results in the sense that it would often be optimal for the more risk-averse to have some small part of the risk . |
| 17 | It 's small wonder that this plateau has claimed lives , since in the weather that I experienced it 's impossible to have any sense of direction at all without the constant use of a compass and map . |
| 18 | It 's pretty much impossible to have any real idea of what your end product is going to be like . |
| 19 | And Hume 's point is that it is impossible to have any reason for that last belief . |
| 20 | Without reading some history it is impossible to have any true conception of the life at court . |
| 21 | So I think there are a number of questions about the principle about the nature of criteria , what would be appropriate in a structure plan , what would not be appropriate in a structure plan as well as , would it be helpful , unhelpful , impossible to have some order of priority . |
| 22 | But in the Guardian 's case they are fortunate to have such high reserves . ’ |
| 23 | The country as well as Mr Major are very fortunate to have such a safe pair of hands at the Foreign Office at a time when the vital question of Britain 's future within the European Union is still being determined . |
| 24 | In this respect I was indeed fortunate to have such sensitive , understanding and adroit colleagues as Tony Geluch , Jimmy Gilmore and Don Horne working with me on hundreds of productions over my nine years at CBR . |
| 25 | ‘ My husband is fortunate to have such an excellent servant as you , Master Nan . |
| 26 | In times like these he was fortunate to have such a son . |
| 27 | The head of the college , Captain Lyndon Taylor , considered the pupils fortunate to have such a " thorough and gifted teacher who made the most of her cheerful and vibrant personality " . |
| 28 | Guinness Brewing Worldwide is fortunate to have such a workforce around the world , led by an effective and focused management team . |
| 29 | But I reminded myself that I was fortunate to have any sort of job , and that I would certainly get used to teaching these girls , who , although they were very poor , might be as good and as intelligent as children from the greatest families in England . |
| 30 | If they are fortunate to have enough money , where are they to find out that that helpline exists and obtain the numbers ? |