Example sentences of "[pers pn] have to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that does n't mean I have to be involved in this kind of nauseous business . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I have to be involved with Scotland at every opportunity , ’ said Collins , who played against Malta in the last World Cup tie after stating he had been left out on occasions when he felt entitled to inclusion . |
| 3 | But I have to be honest and say we tried to join flesh again all our lives . |
| 4 | ‘ I have to be honest with you , I 'd like to invest more in education , ’ he said . |
| 5 | I find that I have to be honest with Mary and many others . |
| 6 | I have to be honest and say that the last few years have not been as good as I would have expected . |
| 7 | ‘ But I have to be honest and say I never marked her as someone who was going to become a great journalist . |
| 8 | ‘ I have to be honest , Ali , I did n't exactly drive out here just to see you . |
| 9 | I think they 've got their cost structures er a a little bit out of line and I have to be honest that I think that some of them have thought that er all you have to do is , you know , keep a brass plate outside your door for fifty years and the work would roll in . |
| 10 | We went in with an open mind , but I have to be honest , the presentation was so abysmal , that there was no way that we could in fact continue with them , and we have the same problem with the cleaning contract . |
| 11 | I have to be honest and admit that I accepted the invitation to dinner to try to find out once and for all if you were involved with Martin , but that was because I needed to know , needed to prove your innocence , because I was falling in love with you . |
| 12 | ‘ I have to be expensive , ’ explained Calatin , sounding apologetic . |
| 13 | I have to be loyal to the decision of Parliament , which passed the War Crimes Act 1991 . |
| 14 | I have to be sure … ’ |
| 15 | Like I have to be sure of him . |
| 16 | ‘ I have to be certain . |
| 17 | Which means I have to be rational on her behalf . |
| 18 | After having amassed around 200 hours on the Corsair since purchasing it in 1982 , the novelty of flying this beast has not diminished : ‘ Today I feel that every flight in the Corsair is as exciting as the first , mainly because with the Corsair you can not afford to be complacent , as the aircraft will sometimes bite back , so I have to be alert all the time while I am flying ’ . |
| 19 | He has been having rehabilitation sessions at Lilleshall , attempting to strengthen the joint , and says : ‘ The whole thing is very frustrating but I have to be philosophical about it . |
| 20 | I have to be convinced that she 'll make a good mother . ’ |
| 21 | I have to be selective , especially these days when margins are being squeezed continually and time away from home is time lost . |
| 22 | It 's like I 'm real light — you know , like one of them silver balloons — and every step I have to be careful not to float off . |
| 23 | Everything which is now taking place confirms that I have to be careful , very careful , even to the extent of disowning some of my earlier work if necessary . |
| 24 | ‘ You understand I have to be careful , ’ replied the Bookman . |
| 25 | I have to be careful for both our sakes ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I have to be careful what I say — I come from Poland and we are very outspoken in my country and I have noticed that in this country you people take offence very easily . |
| 27 | ‘ I have to be careful of her , ’ Mr Hobbs said . |
| 28 | I mean I 've got my own thoughts , I have to be careful here that you know I 've got to try and pull together what you think because at the end of the day it 's it 's very important that it reflects the way we work in school , not the way I perceive I we work in in school because you 're the people at the chalk first . |
| 29 | I have to be careful . |
| 30 | Now I have to be careful what I say about Lady Thatcher 's because of the laws of libel and also I do n't know who 's written which pieces but it 's known she 's had help you see . |