Example sentences of "had [to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I recently had to treat my tank for White Spot , which seems to have cleared up , but my Emperor Angelfish is still scratching , although there is no external sign of White Spot . |
| 2 | Wearing the collar , Aunt Margaret had to carry her head high and haughty as the Queen of Assyria , but above it her eyes were anxious and sad and not proud at all . |
| 3 | Bothwell 's men had to carry their leader back to Hermitage , where he was greeted by the mortifying news that the prisoners had overpowered their guards and taken charge of the castle . |
| 4 | And you had to carry your lamp in your teeth , you see ? |
| 5 | She had to drive her overheating car the last 18 miles , Beryl claimed . |
| 6 | Squinting through my salt encrusted eyelids I had to agree her estimation was probably accurate ; affirming that we were well clear and would soon be safely around the point did n't seem adequate reassurance . |
| 7 | While at Croydon SSD , Ambache had to support his director in a battle with a while couple who wanted to adopt a black child they had been fostering . |
| 8 | It had to inch its way bit by bit towards you … ’ |
| 9 | Everyone had to wait their turn or be punished by filling in a long complicated questionnaire two hundred and sixteen times . |
| 10 | But I had to wait my turn and carry on learning . ’ |
| 11 | Apparently not bleeding to death , or considered worthy of priority , I just had to wait my turn . |
| 12 | We was there till six o'clock in the afternoon and it took us from the er ten o'clock in the morning , say about ten when we got there , it took us from ten till six to fire five rounds of ammunition because there was that many there and you had to wait your turn . |
| 13 | Only three people were allowed to make a phone call each week , which meant sometimes you had to wait your turn for weeks . |
| 14 | That 's just what happened to Lincoln Turbine Service , when at the eleventh hour Energy Minister Tim Eggar had to cancel his trip to Aberdeen in order to be in London for the publication of the Trade & Industry Select Committee 's Energy Report . |
| 15 | Bobby Kennedy declared Sinatra 's home a security risk , and the President had to cancel his stay at the Sinatra mansion . |
| 16 | The first time he had to include his brother 's name in an anecdote , his voice hardened a little , but soon he was talking much more easily , telling her of picnics and expeditions and even fights they had had with each other and with the Italian sons of their mother 's friends and relations . |
| 17 | She had to kill her pig . |
| 18 | You had to borrow my sister 's bike |
| 19 | Her life , comparative ease from the cradle up ; she had to thank her father . |
| 20 | I had to wear it back to front for the photographer . |
| 21 | ‘ Her authority was so complete , she never had to lose her temper , like I did . |
| 22 | She had to lose her bra . |
| 23 | I had to lose my temper . |
| 24 | BLIND Nick Killen — who had to lose his sight to save his life — sent his hero Jackson a get-well message yesterday . |
| 25 | The tradition referred to earlier that a surgeon had been required for the Empress , maintains that Garvine had to diagnose her illness without being allowed into her presence and that he treated her successfully . |
| 26 | I had to restore my faith in myself . |
| 27 | Sir Alfred was in love with the Cosworth idea of making engines for other people , but I felt we had to restore our position in F1 first . |
| 28 | ‘ She had to see her friend , ’ said Philip . |
| 29 | ‘ I had to see your mummy . ’ |
| 30 | When we assembled for Cabinet on 8 October we found that the Prime Minister had suffered a severe attack of his prostate gland trouble during the night and had to see his doctor again . |