Example sentences of "had [to-vb] [pron] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were therefore very disappointed when Ms de Jonghe found she had to cancel everything at practically the last minute . |
| 2 | You had to wear them at certain times . |
| 3 | She had to give it at least one more try . |
| 4 | He could be quite maddening at times , but I had my own concerns and had to leave it at that . |
| 5 | When your family members went mad these days you had to keep them at home , and whatever the sound policies , on the part of the government , which lay behind this decision , it was undoubtedly inconvenient for those upon whom would fall the burden of caring for the deranged . |
| 6 | All the villagers had an increasing tendency to address Lydia , if they had to address her at all , in the third person through the medium of Betty and it seemed that Elizabeth too had caught the habit . |
| 7 | The strap is a strong rubber one but I found I had to overtighten it at the surface , otherwise it became loose when my drysuit seal compressed at depth . |
| 8 | It was our local radio station , it said you had to represent them at functions and charity events , it sounded dead good . |
| 9 | She had to make herself at home , somehow . |
| 10 | Eric and I had to restrain him at times when he wanted to do something like throw little Paul into the water to see if he 'd float , or like when he wanted to fell a tree over the railway line that goes through Porteneil , but as a rule we got on surprisingly well , even though it rankled to see Eric , who was the same age as Blyth , obviously in fear of him . |
| 11 | He came back from London and someone had to tell him at the station . |