Example sentences of "[not/n't] have to [be] [adj] to " in BNC.
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1 | Repton himself comments in his Enquiry that ‘ the ‘ antiquated cot ’ , whose chimney is choked with ivy , may perhaps yield a residence for squalid misery and want ’ ; and an awareness develops that cottages do not have to be ruinous to be picturesque . |
2 | ‘ Then you do n't have to be loyal to her , do you ? ’ |
3 | You do n't have to be strong to be a policeman . |
4 | A cork does n't have to be long to be good . |
5 | But then you do n't have to be dead to be ignored . |
6 | World champion passenger Simon Birchall and arch-rival Gavin Simmons tell JOHN McKENZIE you do n't have to be mad to be a GP sidecar co-pilot . |
7 | A pond does n't have to be large to be effective — if it 's big enough to install a small submersible pump you could even have a fountain . |
8 | You do n't have to be aggressive to be assertive , look at some of these comments we 've got here how confident you are in yourself and how you put your point across . |