Example sentences of "[coord] i had to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately the powerful television lights kept melting the glue , and in spite of extra large dollops of the stuff , the G from ‘ Winning ’ fell off every night and I had to be up a ladder fixing it back again at six the next morning . |
| 2 | Unfortunately the op went wrong and I had to be readmitted . |
| 3 | They let me off at four in the morning and I had to be in court by nine . |
| 4 | Nigel assured me that it would be more efficient than the wheel and produce considerably more electricity , and I had to be content with that . |
| 5 | After Charlie was carried off the aircraft , it was unable to even taxi and I had to be towed off the runway . |
| 6 | Right , I was subject to a , an assault that was quite frightening erm in that I was working in a shop on my own and er someone came into the shop and locked the door behind me and tried er to pull me down towards the back of the shop and er apart from being very frightened I find it difficult to accept that I was just an innocent victim , I kept making excuses that this person who did it to me did n't mean to frighten me he , only could n't communicate that he , he , he said it eventually when I managed to fight him off he said , I just wanted to give you a kiss and er I find it very difficult and I had to be forced to go to the police erm to tell them about this because I thought you know its just a misunderstanding and , but it was terrifying |
| 7 | The ceiling was so low that Frank could never stand up straight and even the shorties like Brian , Terry and I had to be careful not to bang our heads when we were exercising . |
| 8 | I was on the borderline between a first- and second-class degree , and I had to be interviewed by the examiners to determine which I should get . |
| 9 | We had an afternoon and evening once a week ; and I had to be in at nine , not a minute later . |
| 10 | However , in the winter months , on a roof top it was cold and I had to be wrapped in blankets , even though the sun beat down mid afternoon . |
| 11 | I 'd coveted Lotta because she was coveted by other men and I had to be the winner . |
| 12 | By now my courage had failed and I had to be helped up the steep , wooden steps , the executioner 's assistants whispering that if I made a good show they would make sure I would choke for no more than ten minutes . |
| 13 | But I had to be back before dark still , and in the fairly late afternoon I had to change buses at Hyde Park Corner . |
| 14 | But I had to be content with a phone call . ’ |
| 15 | But I had to be careful I did n't knock her weight down too much , because her fitness could deteriorate . |
| 16 | ‘ I know how you must feel but I had to be sure you were n't another journalist out for a story . ’ |
| 17 | I regret dragging you back here , but I had to be certain . " |
| 18 | They did exchange it in the end but I had to be very insistent and it took three months . |
| 19 | Naturally , I hoped for the best as regards the efficacy of my heart-felt prayer , but I had to be practical . |
| 20 | But I had to be sure , did n't I ? |
| 21 | I 'm not a hard person , but I had to be tough for the kid 's sake . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But I had to be realistic . |
| 23 | They were but it , well it was an event , a big event in , in the , among the younger people anyway in Brooks in Willenhall then and er it was really lovely , really lovely I forget if we had to pay to go in , but er we had er we saved up for a good few weeks before , so that we would have some money to spend at the Wakes it was one of the an event of the year then , but erm I used to like Willenhall Wakes and er I used to go dancing a lot well I was allowed to go dancing cos I 've always loved singing and dancing you see and er I was allowed but I had to be home before my father got home , but I was n't always . |