Example sentences of "[noun] just had to be " in BNC.

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1 That pretty girl just had to be Gaynor Summer 's sister , and , sure enough , that was where she went .
2 ‘ Willy Thorne , for example took part in a ProAm game at Alsager and insisted that one of the three charities who were to receive donations just had to be the Rainbow Trust and that meant £1,400 cheque .
3 If she was going to qualify for Wembley , she was going to have to do it on her own and Midnight just had to be good enough .
4 Refrigeration was in its infancy , so that perishable goods just had to be sold which meant that prices were gradually reduced in the hour or so before closing time .
5 Life just had to be raced and there really was no way of climbing through the lavatory window to get out of it .
6 This call just had to be an act of purest derision , a flaunting of how well this enemy had foretold Jaq 's actions — or even was psychically alert to Jaq 's whereabouts .
7 But the star of the show just had to be Boy George , who was so inspired , he bought the outfit he modelled .
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