Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [adv] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there was nothing I could do about it , and I simply had to accept the situation . |
| 2 | ( I had a meeting of an advisory committee at the Bodleian at three , which was likely to be acrimonious and prolonged , and I simply had to buy something for the boys ' dinner first . ) |
| 3 | I was beginning to realise that I would never actually be a man and I already had experienced what I probably wanted more than anything else — the power men have in society . |
| 4 | And er one day I was bathing Judy in the hut and the bell went and I just had to wrap a towel round her , you know , and run down to the sandy wadders And things got so bad , we went back to Khartoum |
| 5 | Then when I reached the Mess , you letter was waiting for me , and it made me happy and sad at once , and I just HAD to write you a note , though I ca n't post it tonight . |
| 6 | It was a Sunday , I was so worried , I did n't know anything about , and I just have to sit there and we had to make conversation . |
| 7 | And I just have to go to or I just have to sort of explain that when you pack a van , you do n't pack it like the advert for KitKat . |
| 8 | It was a duty and I just have to take this one down . |
| 9 | In fact my own club stand-off , Jonathan Newton , keeps my on my toes because he moves around a lot , in fact all over the place , and I just have to find him wherever he is ! |
| 10 | I was well aware of what would happen and I just have to accept it . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And I also had to take her furniture into store until she found this house in Highbury . |
| 12 | I polished the steel with bath-brick ; and I also had to do the morning-room stove . |
| 13 | And I even had added colours on this copy . |
| 14 | Or nearly nothing : where before you could book for lunch by telephone in a minute or two , this time it took half a dozen tries spread over a day and a bit , and I finally had to strike higher up . |
| 15 | And I finally had to admit that I was failing in my marriage to you . |
| 16 | Well , let me tell you , you 'll know which one it is in a second — I went back , obviously years later , and I was having my beer and I finally had to go to the loo and I went into the ladies ' room and there was a big sign saying ‘ Elizabeth Taylor sat here ’ . |
| 17 | I look at r.s.s. every Saturday from about noon local time ( 5.00 pm Leeds time ) in the hope of getting the results asap and I normally have to wait for ages until info arrives . |
| 18 | I mean , during rehearsal breaks with the Chicago Symphony , several members of the orchestra and I actually have to sneak outside in order to light up . |
| 19 | It was not yet time for Johann to open the front door for my friends , and I still had to wait . |
| 20 | I would get home at about 7.30 in the evening and I still had to do my homework . |
| 21 | The billeting troubles seemed very minor compared to my happiness , but Wendy and I still had to find somewhere to live . |
| 22 | She 'll be here soon and I still have to decide what to wear today . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's been a very long day , and I still have to finish unpacking , ’ she prevaricated . |
| 24 | And there used to be Gloria , and I still have to think about her even if she is n't here . |
| 25 | We we should discuss a bit about this document and I too have had the er dubious honour of reading John Major 's speech and it 's nice to see that both Tory speakers have actually managed to take half of it each and paraphrase it . |
| 26 | A couple of blobs landed on the canvas as a result and I then had to make use of this fact deliberately in order to get some sort of overall pattern . |
| 27 | David and I then had to tell him we did n't have any choice because at that time there were no other futuristic stories ready . |
| 28 | We are humbled and brought low by them , but the spirit of man — and I now have to say woman — and the freedoms that we enjoy lie within our grasp as long as we hold this House . |
| 29 | Eva had become eccentric : when a decision was needed Ted and I often had to wait while she retired upstairs and meditated on the exact shape of the conservatory or the dimensions of the kitchen . |
| 30 | Of course , I have TV and newspapers , but there is definitely a displacement from reality , and I often have to ring my friends , just to find out what people are thinking . |