Example sentences of "had to be careful " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had to be careful and clever . |
| 2 | But this was outside the police remit , and meanwhile , they had to be careful not to jeopardise public tranquillity . |
| 3 | He had to be careful . |
| 4 | He had to be careful not to hit the sheep . |
| 5 | I had to work a bit to keep up with him — the path is not as straight as the road ; also I had to be careful not to make a noise . |
| 6 | Gradually the time was increased , though I had to be careful not to ask for too much . |
| 7 | You had to be careful with officials . |
| 8 | I had to be careful in the recording . ’ |
| 9 | He had to be careful for other , more practical reasons . |
| 10 | She had to be careful of kissing because her own mother had died of diphtheria caught by kissing one of her grandchildren . |
| 11 | You had to be careful around that part of the world . |
| 12 | He had no really bad faults but you had to be careful that nothing startled him , such as a bird suddenly rising , and on one occasion he did bolt . |
| 13 | But she had to be careful . |
| 14 | When she did get it in at last , she had to be careful not to trap its tail in the lid when she slid it closed . |
| 15 | But I had to be careful I did n't knock her weight down too much , because her fitness could deteriorate . |
| 16 | We had to be careful when we called round to feed them , though , in case they flew out when we opened the door . |
| 17 | You had to be careful with it , so the outfields were rougher and dryer . |
| 18 | So you had to be careful of him . |
| 19 | But she had to be careful . |
| 20 | They had to be careful about saying anything to anyone about still having a rosary or praying to the Blessed Virgin , because Mr Drew , the vicar of St Saviour 's , was pleasing the Bishop of Launceston by being a good Protestant . |
| 21 | Buzz sensed that she had to be careful , she had to box clever , she had to let Adam think she had accepted what he said and would go quietly . |
| 22 | Lionel had mentioned her only once : ‘ Florence , Flora rather — we had to be careful not to ask of her more than she could give — ’ and had left Lily to puzzle out the meaning . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She had to be careful on the stairway down to the quay , because it was steep and the treads were so narrow . |
| 25 | The Citizens ' Advice Bureaux , said Mr Errington , were advisers and advocates , not debt collectors ; they had to be careful not to step over that line . |
| 26 | Those who did know had to be careful not to speak because it was only too easy to compromise the families on whose land or in whose houses the prisoners were . |
| 27 | Whatever we may have felt , however , we had to be careful not to show too much dislike , because the Repubblichini were gaining strength all the time . |
| 28 | " I had to be careful lest I did n't say to myself " I 've served God and done something for Him , now perhaps here is a relationship that will offer me happiness and marriage " . |
| 29 | Quiss had to be careful . |
| 30 | Over the next couple of days she discovered that she had to be careful not to think about Luke Scott . |