Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] have [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dull coloured brickwork merged into the undergrowth of trees , weeds and plants untamed and was hardly noticed by most passes by who probably dismissed it as one of Lincolnshire 's useless ruins , which would either fall down or have to be pulled down eventually . |
| 2 | Stray dogs and chickens wandered in and had to be shooed out , and in the winter evenings when her mother told stories about saints and piskies and dragon-fillers by the light of the fire , the neighbouring children would crowd in at the door to listen , so that after a while her mother became known as the best storyteller in Polruan . |
| 3 | In the middle of Reverend Barr 's address a woman Maggie did n't recognize completely broke down and had to be led away . |
| 4 | This usually just rests in place ( it 's rather heavy ) , but where inspection chambers are inside a house ( unusual except where an extension has been built on ) , the manhole is screwed down and has to be specially sealed . |
| 5 | During Sunday morning warm-up , Jackie 's engine — his and the team 's favourite — went off and had to be replaced . |
| 6 | Even though , forged before the introduction of recoil mechanism , they bounced back and had to be relaid after each shot just like cannon of the Napoleonic era , the elderly French 155s cracked and thundered with remarkable accuracy . |
| 7 | If the growth of debt continues to slow , either because banks grow more cautious or because borrowed money can not be paid back and has to be written off , this will send share prices lower . |
| 8 | ‘ It must make house cleaning an awful lot easier and you do n't have furniture to polish or any of those silly little ornaments lying around that have to be dusted every day . |