Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [pers pn] had to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm only sorry it had to be in such circumstances of stress . |
| 2 | Dozens of animals were so weak they had to be shot on the spot . |
| 3 | And for RSPCA inspectors , who found cattle on the farm so weak they had to be shot on the spot , it was an important victory . |
| 4 | Most evenings they were so exhausted they had to be carried home on their parents ' shoulders . |
| 5 | Before they were out of the English channel a severe storm washed a man overboard and left Mrs Dutton so ill she had to be taken ashore in a pilot boat when the storm dropped . |
| 6 | He was so tired he had to be hauled to safety by members of the public . |
| 7 | One pupil told her grandmother , who was so shocked she had to be calmed down by her son and daughter-in-law . |
| 8 | The cub became so domesticated he had to be put through a special programme to prepare him for life in his natural habitat . |