Example sentences of "[pron] have [to-vb] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 I knew what I had to do but it took some courage to switch that light on , I can tell you .
2 It is a straight-down-the-middle view of the work , and given the number of rough edges I have to wonder whether it has anything more to offer than a dozen more successfully recorded alternatives .
3 I have to believe that it comes from angels , or spirit beings . ’
4 Nor had she ever seen such a dress on anyone over the age of thirty , but seeing it , she had to admit that it did not even look bizarre : it was a pale purple smock , waistless and bustless , with long , much-buttoned sleeves , and yet it managed to give only the faintest , most delicate air of Bohemia .
5 ‘ To keep the whole thing in the right perspective , you have to remember that it does n't necessarily matter what a manager decides , the service that the resident receives is actually given by the care assistant .
6 I ca n't remember how you get there , I ca n't remember how cards is how many cards it is , but you get loads of cards , with with pictures of different things you have to kiss and it ranges from the hand at one point , navel six points , bottom seven , lips eight points , cheek three points , erm the chest fifteen points and there 's a fig leaf one fig leaf bud in there , fifteen points and you can kiss anything you like .
7 We had to admit that it looked rather splendid .
8 Why do they have to go where it says : Danger ? ’
9 They have to understand that it does not diminish their professional authority and status if they share decision-making with the governing body .
10 It is to a degree , on the application form that each charity receives , it has to state whether it collects for people in the Oxford area , but not as a percentage .
11 Japan wants a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council , and knows that it has to show that it deserves one .
  Next page