Example sentences of "but [pers pn] had [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I regret dragging you back here , but I had to be certain . " |
| 2 | But I had to be content with a phone call . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I know how you must feel but I had to be sure you were n't another journalist out for a story . ’ |
| 4 | But I had to be sure , did n't I ? |
| 5 | Naturally , I hoped for the best as regards the efficacy of my heart-felt prayer , but I had to be practical . |
| 6 | ‘ But I had to be realistic . |
| 7 | I 'm not a hard person , but I had to be tough for the kid 's sake . ’ |
| 8 | But I had to be careful I did n't knock her weight down too much , because her fitness could deteriorate . |
| 9 | He had no really bad faults but you had to be careful that nothing startled him , such as a bird suddenly rising , and on one occasion he did bolt . |
| 10 | But she had to be careful . |
| 11 | But she had to be careful . |
| 12 | But she had to be fair . |
| 13 | ‘ We could n't take the risk of blowing so much money on someone we are unsure of , ’ said Toulon 's manager Roland Courbiss , ‘ I wanted Charlie in the team but we had to be sure because of his reputation . ’ |
| 14 | But we had to be mature enough to undertake this independence . |
| 15 | But they had to be cheap . |
| 16 | A different one every week but they had to be believable . |
| 17 | Life was hell for unsuccessful acts ; not only did the performers have to put up with heckling and catcalls but they had to be agile enough to duck the rotten eggs and fruit thrown by a disgruntled audience . |
| 18 | The images so vague in his mind were now quite clear and distinct but he had to be certain : the solution must be presented like a concise clear legal document , everything in its right place and , unfortunately , there were still gaps to be filled and ragged ends tidied up . |
| 19 | Liu Chang had said as much , but he had to be sure . |
| 20 | In 1988 he moved again , this time to Lotus , but he had to be content with watching the McLaren duo of Alain Prost and fellow Brazilian Ayrton Senna in front of him for most of the season . |
| 21 | Annadale teenager Adam Smith set a new NI youths ' triple jump record with 13.59 metres , but he had to be content with second place , victory going to Ballymena 's Mickey McDonald who jumped 13.76 . |
| 22 | He had power , but he had to be responsible in the exercise of it . |
| 23 | But he had to be untutored , a tree agent . |
| 24 | But it had to be gradual , orderly change , sensible reform , rather on the British model . |
| 25 | If she was honest , right at this moment she could think of nothing better than being able to collapse into bed , but it had to be alone . |