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 . |