Example sentences of "[adj] they had [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they grew poor they had to be shut away in an old people 's home , because poverty did n't officially exist in the new state . |
| 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 | When the inhabitants of a country were nomadic they had to be tied down in order to ensure that the land was properly exploited , but because in Russia they were predominantly sedentary state institutions could monitor their activity . |