Example sentences of "[adv] had [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | … they brought their homework in and made a list of … aspects like their use of materials , time , care , etc … so they knew what I was looking for , and then I spoke to each child individually and asked ‘ What would you give this piece out of ten ’ and so we obviously had to define our assessment objectives . |
| 2 | Alexei guessed that if Burun wished to discredit him with Artai he only had to link his name with any one of the intrigues which were a constant background to the life of the court . |
| 3 | She adored the game so much , Luke only had to shift his weight or touch her mouth to get her to do what he wanted , and she was so competitive she would bump anyone , at first even riding off ponies on her own side . |
| 4 | ‘ We agreed it would be simplest if you only had to say your party piece once — once more I mean ’ Agnes went on briskly . |
| 5 | You only had to press his head |
| 6 | Last year 's winner Jordan Knight of New Kids On The Block not only had to accept his slide from the peak of female adulation , but also had to present Mark Owen ( of Take That ) with this year 's trophy . |
| 7 | ‘ And I suppose you only had to flash your smile at the women in the village to have them all falling over themselves to tell you more . ’ |
| 8 | He was now 15 miles from land , so had to fight his way back . |
| 9 | Try as Mrs Crump did — a sidle into the hallway , an uncharacteristic visit to the stables , even a late saunter down the road towards the village and the lake — she could not engineer an early encounter with the glamorous newcomer and so had to keep her patience until the morning . |
| 10 | ‘ No more games , ’ he said roughly , as he finally had to draw his mouth away to drag in a quick snatch of breath . |
| 11 | Hamilton 's death in 1895 brought the Headmaster a rise in Salary to 150 , as he no longer had to fund his predecessor 's pension . |
| 12 | Reliance on monetarism rather than incomes policy meant that the government no longer had to compromise its authority in making social contracts and wages policies with producer groups , particularly the unions . |
| 13 | Anything was possible , we no longer had to hide our shadow sides ; we knew that we had , in each other , a positive regard , a nurturing gaze and total acceptance . |
| 14 | But on looking into Ven 's no-nonsense dark eyes , she just had to answer his question truthfully . |
| 15 | Apparently not bleeding to death , or considered worthy of priority , I just had to wait my turn . |
| 16 | This was only natural , so I just had to grab her leash as she flew by and carry her back on my glove . |
| 17 | You still had to ask your Dad for a top off the egg if you were if you were a poor family . |
| 18 | Editors still had to submit their material for inspection ( after it had been printed , but before it was distributed ) ; they could be penalized both by indictment in the courts and by direct action on the part of the Minister of Internal Affairs ; and they had to lodge monetary bonds with the authorities to facilitate the payment of fines if the government moved against them . |
| 19 | Operators and management still had to use their understanding of the process to control it . |
| 20 | There was a clearly defined path , but she still had to pick her way with care . |
| 21 | I would get home at about 7.30 in the evening and I still had to do my homework . |
| 22 | Although his prime responsibility was transport , whether by air , road or sea , he still had to play his part as a full member of the team when it came to surveillance and attack . |
| 23 | My picture was also there but I still had to present my ID before I was allowed to play a note of Mozart or whatever . |
| 24 | In private Michael still had to keep his end up against attacks , that to be religious was to be a fool , though less frequently now because Frank travelled abroad and was away much of the time . |
| 25 | We still had to keep our life jackets at the foot of our bunks in case of raids . |
| 26 | I told him you always had to declare your cheese at customs . |
| 27 | He always had to make his appearance felt immediately by creating a lot of noise and clatter . |
| 28 | Producer Peter Waterman once had to rescue his starlet from a gang of teenagers when they began spitting at her in a nightclub . |
| 29 | He later had to have his gall bladder removed . |
| 30 | He also had to time his swim carefully to avoid the famous Severn bore , spending an hour and a half in a pub along the way while it passed . |