Example sentences of "you had [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | You had to leave for work at 8.25 . |
| 2 | Once upon a time , of course , when you craved new clothes , you had to save for them — a quaint custom almost as outdated as horsedrawn carriages and farthingales . |
| 3 | Equally , to get work during the war you had to settle for less distinguished outfits , like the Turin Radio Symphony Orchestra . |
| 4 | If you wanted to buy an ordinary bulb , you had to ask for it specially . |
| 5 | There was no toilet paper in the cell , so you had to ask for it . |
| 6 | And even then er you had to ask for permission to stay out till ten . |
| 7 | So i it was n't a very easy thing then to get them and as I say you 'd be preparing a fare increase which , perhaps a ha'penny on certain fares and a penny on fares above a certain range and you had to allow for depreciation , or resistance in the public travelling but er as long as you could always bring in a little extra from a fare increase it was worthwhile going forward . |
| 8 | By then , I had n't got a wireless but she declared that it was an absolutely necessary thing for someone in my situation and brought me a red one , of the kind that worked on batteries thankfully , not the kind you had to carry for miles to be recharged ! |
| 9 | Within the assembly council I personally valued your contributions the very courteous and thoughtful way in which you presented these and the courage with which you expressed at times the stand that you had to take for the interest of the Board . |
| 10 | Nothing else was right , you had to go for the best in life , and I suppose we 've always felt that . ’ |
| 11 | You had to go for it . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , thank goodness you had to stop for breath . |
| 13 | ‘ You had to volunteer for twelve years , which just shows how smart I was , ’ he says . |
| 14 | So if it peaks two years before you plan to cash in , you do not lose because you had to wait for the money . |
| 15 | So you had to wait for full details of John Major 's new cabinet earlier this year . |
| 16 | You had to wait for the flash and details of the changes in interest rates on Black Wednesday — a day of vital interest for small businessmen and mortgage holders up and down the country . |
| 17 | Or do without is n't it you know , you had to stock for the sake of getting the business . |
| 18 | Blacksmiths were the thing on the side of the road , did n't he do all the wheeling , mend your wheels , and all horse , all iron wheels , and things like that , wo n't years ago , and you had to send for him to come and do 'em , w well , he had men that he 'd , that he 'd taught like boys , apprentices . |
| 19 | Well , would n't you if you had to work for only one night a year ? |
| 20 | The County Council er w would train you but you 'd do your erm year 's training and then you had to work for them for a year , I think it was a year or eighteen months . |
| 21 | Stockings were never long enough and the tension between suspender and stocking-top would result in spring-loaded legs ; if you had to run for a bus , the legs would keep going for three stops . |
| 22 | Your poor visitors had come miles , had to wait to be taken from the prison gate to the gym , and then had to queue up waiting to hand in a bunch of flowers or something trivial , and then it all had to be signed for , then the screws came over to your table and you had to sign for it . |
| 23 | Until recently , diesel cars were slow and very noisy , the theory being that this was the price you had to pay for economy . |
| 24 | How much extra would it cost you if you had to pay for the additional choc ices ? |
| 25 | What would the free portion cost if you had to pay for it ? |
| 26 | You used to have a little book and er the grocer would write it down what you 'd had in the book you see and then you had to pay for it on th at the weekend . |
| 27 | And it you broke a window you had to pay for it . |
| 28 | I think at that time you had to pay for it , but you could go and have ten minutes , sommat like that , and a cup of tea . |
| 29 | Was sleeping with him the price you had to pay for having him throw a little business your way ? ’ |
| 30 | You had to pay them five shillings a visit to the doctor , and then your spectacles or any dental treatment you got , you had to pay for them . |