Example sentences of "having [prep] be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the old rules England 's revised objective would have been 194 off 41 overs ( 41 × 4.72 ) , requiring a further 132 from 29 overs at 4.55 — not only less than 4.61 but having to be maintained for fewer overs . |
| 2 | As a retired deputy head teacher , having to be cared for was hard to accept at first . |
| 3 | Mrs. Dow always kept my copy under the counter and would produce it without having to be asked for it whenever I called . |
| 4 | He would clearly have preferred to be talking to Fiona on his other side , but the award was having to be paid for with politeness . |
| 5 | Emil , laying tablecloths , said that wine alone was included in the fare , all other cocktails having to be paid for , and perhaps I 'd better just serve the wine ; he and Oliver and Cathy would do the rest . |
| 6 | Mr. Gardiner relied on the following passage in the judgment of O'Connor J. , at pp. 276–277 , as supporting the Woolwich principle inasmuch as he made no mention of the payment having to be exacted for the performance of a duty : |