Example sentences of "have to be [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until now , he has had to be with his father 100 per cent of the time . |
| 2 | Some time in the early hours of Saturday morning Archie staggered to his feet and said that he 'd have to be on his way . |
| 3 | Woosnam knows he will have to be near his best to challenge for the Honda title for among his challengers are Langer , who won last year , Sandy Lyle , Ronan Rafferty , Barry Lane , Sam Torrance , Paul Broadhurst , Joakim Haeggman , Rodger Davis and Jim Payne . |
| 4 | As the game entered the closing stages , both sides had good chances to score ; the first fell to Steve Jenkins who was evaded by inches from Mickey Wiggins ' cross , whilst up the other end , Warner had to be on his toes when he held a point blank header from John Parry . |
| 5 | Further forward , Clarke ensured that Wright 's return after injury was not to be a gentle reintroduction , and the England central defender had to be at his very best . |
| 6 | In second place Frank Emmelmann had to be at his very best as Linford Christie charged home for the British team , pushed all the way by Bruno Marie-Rose and Stefano Tilli , but the East German held on well as Linford was given the fastest ‘ anchor ’ split of 9.1 . |
| 7 | I had to be at his beck and call , night and day . |
| 8 | Eddery had to be at his most determined to beat Nominator whose hallmark is toughness . |
| 9 | I had to be at his side as he opened his eyes and saw me there in my lonely vigil … |
| 10 | There were no drawers : more or less everything else had to be in his suitcase which stood against the wall . |
| 11 | The answer to the question had to be in his tautly-held head at that moment and it was as inaccessible to me as Alpha Centauri . |