Example sentences of "had [to-vb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to wait for another performance to see . ’ |
| 2 | Fellow passengers had to wait for another train to continue their journey because the original train 's safety mechanism had jammed . |
| 3 | She had to wait for some time before the door was opened , and she hoped very much that it would be opened by Clelia , but it was not ; it was opened by a thin , brown , balding , youngish looking man . |
| 4 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 5 | They 're here all this morning , but they had to go for another meeting . |
| 6 | The investigators knew that within an hour or so of their arrival at the accident site , but they had to work for another year and a half to find out why : |
| 7 | What he had to announce for this year was , particularly in its revenue-raising aspects , decidedly thin , indeed fiscally neutral . |
| 8 | She went out of one door but then a sheet of flame came down and blocked me , so I had to look for another way out . ’ |
| 9 | Those who had a reasonable chance of survival received an allowance from the health department of the local authority , but those incurables who needed financial help were made aware of their grim prospects because they had to apply for public assistance instead . |
| 10 | Above right : British hopeful Ben Moon , who had to settle for fifth place . |
| 11 | He also looked likely to join Sheffield Wednesday at one stage but in the end had to settle for First Division Newcastle . |
| 12 | Dig in they might … but after a worthy battle , the ground finally slipped away beneath them and had to settle for second place . |
| 13 | The French managed three tries in all , but still had to settle for second place in the five nations championship ; the final score at Twickenham ; twenty one , nineteen . |
| 14 | Jerry Peel was pre-event favourite in this over-40s competition , but had to settle for third place behind Peter Black and Dave Barton after failing to read the last move . |
| 15 | Wachter had to settle for third place in the race after Italy 's Deborah Compagnoni produced one of her best performances of the season . |
| 16 | Young Malcolm Smith was provisionally given a place in the final but had to settle for 10th place after some deliberation . |
| 17 | They had to settle for three consolation points , leaving them second three points below Gresford . |
| 18 | Britain 's talented twosome both had to settle for sixth place in their respective finals . |
| 19 | In learning to account for its difference from non-Europe , it also had to account for this supremacy , for the unquestionable success it had had in imposing its hegemony on ‘ inferior ’ cultures . |
| 20 | Diro 's elevation was , it appeared , the price Namaliu had to pay for continued PAP support for his Pangu Pati-led coalition . |
| 21 | It was the sort of price any commander had to pay for hoped-for victory . |
| 22 | He advanced money , in ever-growing sums , especially during the second and third Anglo-Dutch wars ; and showed great skill in securing repayment , in discounting operations , and in profiting from the high rates of interest which the government had to pay for ready cash . |
| 23 | Under it daimyo had to reside for one year out of every two in the capital , and leave their wives and families in permanent residence there . |
| 24 | Until nine years ago he was heir to one of the biggest private fortunes in America , comfortably in step with the Gettys , Basses and Mellons , but had to ask for enough money to buy a house . |
| 25 | This is a reflection of the fact that the series was designed primarily for broadcast and the producer had to cater for those home viewers who might be quite new to the language it presents . |