Example sentences of "[noun sg] she have [to-vb] " in BNC.

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31 But for the moment she had to concentrate on dipping a formal curtsey to the Queen , a consideration which had greatly exercised her mind in the previous few days .
32 See at the moment she has to learn about TAS you know .
33 For Kirsty 's sake she had to put on a bright face .
34 There was no hint of compassion or understanding in those beautiful blue eyes , no hint that he would even consider an appeal , but for Grantham and Marsh 's sake she had to make one .
35 And she had never known a man she felt was worthy of the greatest gift she had to offer : herself , body and soul .
36 On the bend of the lower landing she had to struggle past a Centurion lounging against the wall eating from a bag of chips .
37 Painfully and in the open she had to make all the running .
38 She had fast come to discover that the most difficult part of running the nightclub was the inevitable mountain of bookwork she had to contend with .
39 Before her supper that evening she had to go upstairs and see Belle Maman , to say goodnight .
40 ‘ The lasagne 's fine , ’ she murmured as she played for time and thought of the three months ' mortgage she had to find and how impossible she would find it to pay one months ' mortgage , let alone three , if she did n't have a job .
41 So it was a desire she had to deny .
42 But as she left the room she had to make an effort not to hurry with excitement down the stairs .
43 His weight had increased since their marriage , and she began to dread his nightly activity , but she accepted it without complaint as the price she had to pay for Corrie .
44 When Karen Stephens trained as a hairdresser she had to learn more than just the rudiments of cutting and blow-drying/ She also had to tackle the problems of learning how to lip-read in a mirror , as 20-year-old Karen has been deaf all her life .
45 In the event she had to step over one of its feet .
46 She settled down to wait with a book on caving she found in his bookcase , but after a while she had to acknowledge he 'd been gone longer than she 'd expected .
47 The mask she has to wear in order to be accepted as an equal is seen to be seriously flawed .
48 Doctors told her she needed an emergency hysterectomy , but because of a bed shortage she had to wait in agony for three-and-a-half hours .
49 Now , in the faint light of the dawning day she had to accept that he had not done so .
50 Every day she had to endure the discomfort of physiotherapy and constant coughing .
51 It 's the only regular free day she has to visit friends .
52 Every day she has to dodge between parked cars and buses when she guides children across the road .
53 ‘ You certainly know how to charm a girl , ’ she bounced back at him , and caught his laughing expression full-on , and while her heart danced a merry jig she had to accept that , for the moment , she could forget all about the barely started upon list of questions she had lined up .
54 One old lady recalls her days as a midwife many years ago when on one occasion she had to deliver a baby in an old farm cottage near the works .
55 The avenue she had to walk down to reach Simon 's estate was wide and tree-lined .
56 ‘ For the first month she had to sleep on the settee , and I lay on the floor beside her .
57 After the concert she had to wait for four minutes before McCartney could rejoin her … while he accepted a standing ovation .
58 Throughout her married life she had to play second fiddle to the interests of her husband .
59 For the competition she had to produce a business plan and attend an interview with a panel of judges .
60 Lisa B says again and again that she knows as a model going into music she has to prove herself .
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