Example sentences of "had to [be] [vb pp] with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The father of five 's face was so badly busted he had to be fitted with a metal cage to keep the bones in place until they set . |
| 2 | So highly regarded was the mistletoe , that it had to be cut with a golden knife . |
| 3 | In the parlance of Scotland 's street — talk , Baxter was ‘ dead gallus ’ , everything had to be done with a swagger and a smile . |
| 4 | Once illustrated , each backdrop design had to be overlaid with a precise grid pattern as an aid for the scenic artist . |
| 5 | Beyond that period , he had to be issued with a holding order and eventually served with allegations of his suspected terrorist activities which he could contest before a commissioner in a special ‘ Diplock ’ Detained Persons ' Tribunal . |
| 6 | Apparently in deference to The Builder 's comments , the submission date was extended and designs had to be inscribed with a motto and delivered to Westminster Hall on or before 20th March , 1857 . |
| 7 | All of these had to be mixed with a suitable quota of pretty and elegant women to form some sort of homogeneous gathering , so that the guests would , after a fashion , entertain themselves as well as be entertained . |
| 8 | A dreadful second shot from the perfect position in the middle of the 10th fairway had to be retrieved with a deft bunker shot ; he was deep in the trees at the 11th , where he took five , and bunkered at the 12th , though again at no cost to him . |