Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 In 1897 , a new Master of the Rolls had to be appointed .
2 But when the coach arrived , young Linton had to be carried into the house .
3 In the aftermath of Kristallnacht the NL had to be treated by the authorities as more than an eccentric lunatic fringe organization .
4 Since water samples were available on only two wells , Rw had to be derived exclusively from wireline logs .
5 Paisley had to be in Ulster that day , but Kevin McNamara , MP for Kingston-upon-Hull , realised that the Black issue was being avoided and intervened to say that MPs were concerned about the serious allegations which had been made .
6 Chirac had to be seen to be making concessions to his defeated rival Le Barre in order to get Le Barre 's support for the run-off against Mitterand .
7 For the pie to remain fit to eat , the critical temperature of sixty-three degrees Celsius had to be maintained .
8 Travel in the UK was unlimited though a case had to be made for every European exhibition other than the Venice Biennale and the Kassel Documenta , and most trips to the United States had to be funded privately or tied in with a conference or some other event that would cover the cost of the trip .
9 For a change , Michael McVeigh had to be content with the runners-up spot , losing out on weight to his clubmate Mike Berry .
10 After the defendant 's Ford Fiesta crashed , Scott had to be restrained before he was taken to hospital for treatment .
11 Boswell loathed him so much that his first edition of the Tour to the Hebrides had to be amended on account of the unflattering position he took on Sir Alexander .
12 In disbelief , Montgomerie had to be content with third spot .
13 However , before any invasion attempt could take place , the R.A.F. had to be put out of action , and on 8 August Goering issued his order of the day ( ‘ Operation Eagle ’ ) : a directive to the Luftwaffe to ‘ wipe out the R.A.F. from the sky ’ .
14 The new service got off to an inauspicious start when the unit earmarked for a media preview on Friday had to be substituted due to technical problems .
15 When Iskra had to be printed in London Quelch put all the resources of the Twentieth Century Press at the disposal of the Russians , who for a time included Lenin .
16 Eddery had to be at his most determined to beat Nominator whose hallmark is toughness .
17 Preparations for Gould 's visit to his brother-in-law 's station at Yarrundi had to be made , and it would be at least three days before Gould could escape the streets of Sydney to resume his ‘ favourite pursuits ’ .
18 Ricky and Alejandro had to be dragged away from the horses to a lunch laid out on a blue-and-white checked tablecloth under the gum trees .
19 Paul Manville had to be given his due — he could not have chosen a more apt record to convey his message .
20 Manville had to be the fall-guy .
21 Richard had to be satisfied with this response , but he was clearly convinced thereafter that he was destined to overcome Saladin .
22 Dana had to be shielded from Roman 's anger , and she was the only one who could do that .
23 Josh had to be squeezed into Clare 's tight weekday schedule : after taking him to the babysitter in Pimlico , she caught another bus to the shoe shop where she worked .
24 Balbinder had to be seen onto it , and met at the end of the day .
25 Gunns had to be cut from the wreckage .
26 De Marco inspected refugee camps in the West Bank and Gaza Strip , although his tour of the Jabaliyah refugee camp in Gaza had to be cut short after disturbances erupted there .
27 The G-3 Presidents , in their final communiqué , emphasized that Cuba had to be completely re-integrated into Latin America .
28 When Mr Heseltine became Defence Secretary in January 1983 a briefing paper on CND had to be provided for him .
29 At all costs the Bois had to be retaken .
30 Even young Mr Yardley had to be a possibility , if Mrs Doran was right and he had been ‘ hanging around ’ the tent instead of pursuing job opportunities in Burford .
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