Example sentences of "we have to be " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Do we have to be saddled with her ? ’ demanded the little man .
2 Why do we have to be so humiliated by officialdom ?
3 Erm , but I think , I mean , do n't we have to be a bit careful about supporting other organizations in other towns ?
4 you see we have to be a bit careful because what happens if we closed down right and transferred out to the field
5 What time , what time have we got ta , do we have to be back ?
6 I said how exact do we have to be .
7 So what when do we have to be back ?
8 ‘ Uncle Jake says we 've to be down for breakfast in a quarter of an hour . ’
9 We 've to be on our guard all the time really , we 've to be on our guard all the time , all the time
10 We 've to be on our guard all the time really , we 've to be on our guard all the time , all the time
11 We had to be 5′ 10″ at least and most were 6′ 0″ or over .
12 We had to be there one hour before the beginning of the film in order to get seats in the front row .
13 The only thing that did n't work was the understanding that we had to be big time very quickly .
14 That mix-up caused us serious problems for the rest of the campaign because we had to be constantly reassuring the media that we would get them good positions .
15 But we had to be mature enough to undertake this independence .
16 ‘ L Detachment on the other hand , had set a minimum standard to which all ranks had to attain and we had to be most firm in returning to their units ( R.T.U. ) those who were unable to reach that standard . ’
17 The net result of having so many favoured people around was that tickets for the Kirov and Bolshoi ballets were obviously rationed , and we had to be content with second league fixtures of circus and puppet shows to fill any gaps in the programme .
18 To be horrified — surely the purpose of the horror movie — we had to be content with films about psychopathic killers who lurked in bushes or deserted mansions .
19 ‘ We could n't take the risk of blowing so much money on someone we are unsure of , ’ said Toulon 's manager Roland Courbiss , ‘ I wanted Charlie in the team but we had to be sure because of his reputation . ’
20 If ever we had to be away for a night , Shanti used to go to spend the night at Mavis 's house , and regarded it as a very great treat .
21 We had to be neat and tidy with our ties properly tied , our shoes laced up , and he liked us to look wide-awake and busy even if we were not .
22 We realised we had to be able to rely on good raw ingredients — that 's why we started farming . ’
23 Apparently there was an exam in the hall next door to the music room and we had to be quiet .
24 We had to be upfront about our technical back-up .
25 We had to be able to invoice in a local currency and yet be able to account for it in sterling . ’
26 Heterosexual feminists argued that we had to be taken seriously as women , and if the media got away with the label of lesbians , then ‘ the women out there ’ would be alienated .
27 We had to be careful when we called round to feed them , though , in case they flew out when we opened the door .
28 Back in Britain writing my last newsletter to the Group in Scotland I had loved and brought together , I said that I thought we had to be much bolder , taking an a priori stance on the fact that there could be no discrimination against women .
29 She looked so much better than the fat , spreading South London mothers around us , that I thought we had to be middle class .
30 We had to be at Buckingham Palace by quarter past ten .
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