Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] it had to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stipulated that it had to be different from mine . |
| 2 | Taylor and his managers decided that it had to be ‘ double or quits ’ if the business was to be a success . |
| 3 | Similarly , inadequate information about the siting of the jetty at Rothera meant that it had to be redesigned and repositioned at a relatively late stage , at an additional cost of £2 million . |
| 4 | Reformers knew that the peasant commune stood in the way of economic diversification in the countryside , but felt that it had to be retained because it served to protect the interests of peasants against those of outsiders . |
| 5 | If they believed they had ‘ natural ability ’ , they well knew that it had to be refined and fastened by a bridle of discipline . |
| 6 | I never thought that it had to be a ‘ rule ’ . ’ |
| 7 | And then he remembered that it had to be borne , that there was no other choice , and that there would be no escape from this place . |
| 8 | I just asked whether it had to be done in here , while I 'm eating . ’ |
| 9 | Lord Denning said that it had to be so serious that it was of the first importance that offenders be brought to justice . |
| 10 | But he calculated that it had to be worth it , that such casualties would be minor compared with those which would result from a prolonged , slogging , hand-to-hand battle . |