Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [vb past] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I had to be a bear till I got to the top of the mountain and then you have to look round to see , I wonder whether , who were those girls who were messing around over there ca n't stand that , mm , do something with them |
| 2 | On nationalisation , this local democratic pressure was removed , and most Boards took the statute as meaning they should do their best to extend supplies to rural areas even if they incurred losses in doing so which had to be made up from surpluses elsewhere . |
| 3 | Hayman slammed the receiver back into its cradle and relaxed , knowing that he had done all which needed to be done . |
| 4 | Suddenly she wanted to be dressed , and out , and running . |
| 5 | Naturally she switched to being a char ! |
| 6 | Another used sweet saffron leaves , baked to dry and fed in the same way : ‘ Only you had to be some careful not to give the horse too much of the powder or else the sweat would bring it out and you could smell the herb on his coat . ’ |
| 7 | So you had to be pretty sure of your ground . |
| 8 | So you had to be careful of him . |
| 9 | So you had to be sharp . |
| 10 | So you had to be pally so that your owners help one another . |
| 11 | Almost constantly she longed to be like ordinary-looking girls and have a fellow , even if , like most attachments on the station , it was only a temporary affair . |
| 12 | It was extraordinary , but suddenly we seemed to be on quite different terms . |
| 13 | So something had to be done , and swiftly . |
| 14 | Everyone needs a bit of time to themselves so something had to be done . |
| 15 | But the police had been called so everything had to be done by the book . |
| 16 | Erm well okay fair enough you know , bu but there was , obviously there seemed to be an effort for , for , for them to get together . |
| 17 | So there had to be a slit or something . |
| 18 | So there had to be |
| 19 | So there had to be another way . |
| 20 | The whole ritual took most of them half an hour though there were always a few that gossiped so much they had to be nagged by their Head Girl . |
| 21 | They said twelve , but I think really for the humour alone they needed to be about fifteen or sixteen because they did n't understand it . |
| 22 | Suddenly he seemed to be standing very close to the bed . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Bob , remembering from his childhood just how much it hurt to be punched on the nose . |
| 24 | How we used to look forward to it and how long it seemed to be in coming . |
| 25 | Naturally it had to be washed off after the show before outdoor clothes were put on . |
| 26 | Perhaps he ceased to be useful to her once she 'd had some success in England — I do n't know . |
| 27 | If he ca n't afford a Solicitor and he feels he ought to be represented by a Solicitor , he may apply for Legal Aid , and of course it 's public money concerned so I suppose in an ideal society everybody would be legally assisted who wanted to be , but obviously we ca n't afford that as a country , so that erm generally erm his application would be judged according to certain criteria erm which would suggest perhaps he needed to be represented . |
| 28 | From these reports , it seems that Huntingford at least was not satisfied that Vial was all he claimed to be . |
| 29 | Paul next door left school , you know , he cou all he wanted to be was a mechanic , it 's , it 's all he 's ever been , he 's really good . |
| 30 | Erm , had , he was very happy with it , and he was so happy that he tossed up , obviously it turned to be inexpendible small child , erm , who was promptly decapitated by this fan , which is , I mean , it 's a terrible story . |