Example sentences of "[coord] we had to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ L Detachment on the other hand , had set a minimum standard to which all ranks had to attain and we had to be most firm in returning to their units ( R.T.U. ) those who were unable to reach that standard . ’ |
| 2 | The net result of having so many favoured people around was that tickets for the Kirov and Bolshoi ballets were obviously rationed , and we had to be content with second league fixtures of circus and puppet shows to fill any gaps in the programme . |
| 3 | Apparently there was an exam in the hall next door to the music room and we had to be quiet . |
| 4 | ‘ Tremors of this magnitude , although rare , have been recorded in the region and we had to be comfortable that the plant could withstand the worst-case scenario . |
| 5 | The following three hours passed with surprising speed , but I had already learnt a valuable lesson : it is very tiring and hard being in general surgery ; every patient expects that the doctor knows all about them the moment they walk in the door , and we had to be empathetic , not sympathetic . |
| 6 | It was Monday when we left and we had to be out of Debenham by quarter to seven in the morning . |
| 7 | It had to be passionate — and we had to be naked . |
| 8 | Well , to keep it tidy , you see the , the creases used to come out so quickly , and we had to be , well on parade you were , you were looked at and you had to be very tidy and proper and er if you did n't do it you were told to do it and that was that . |
| 9 | and er , and we had to be so we got Ian 's one did when we pedal up and down |
| 10 | But we had to be mature enough to undertake this independence . |
| 11 | ‘ We could n't take the risk of blowing so much money on someone we are unsure of , ’ said Toulon 's manager Roland Courbiss , ‘ I wanted Charlie in the team but we had to be sure because of his reputation . ’ |