Example sentences of "we had to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had to be 5′ 10″ at least and most were 6′ 0″ or over . |
| 2 | We had to be there one hour before the beginning of the film in order to get seats in the front row . |
| 3 | The only thing that did n't work was the understanding that we had to be big time very quickly . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But we had to be mature enough to undertake this independence . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | We realised we had to be able to rely on good raw ingredients — that 's why we started farming . ’ |
| 13 | Apparently there was an exam in the hall next door to the music room and we had to be quiet . |
| 14 | ‘ We had to be upfront about our technical back-up . |
| 15 | We had to be able to invoice in a local currency and yet be able to account for it in sterling . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | We had to be careful when we called round to feed them , though , in case they flew out when we opened the door . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | She looked so much better than the fat , spreading South London mothers around us , that I thought we had to be middle class . |
| 20 | We had to be at Buckingham Palace by quarter past ten . |
| 21 | ‘ We realized that , lyrically , we had to be more specific this time in terms of our politics . |
| 22 | Lionel had mentioned her only once : ‘ Florence , Flora rather — we had to be careful not to ask of her more than she could give — ’ and had left Lily to puzzle out the meaning . |
| 23 | We had to be washed , dressed , have our hair immaculate ( which was difficult because I had to plait mine ) , strip all the bedclothes off our beds ( which seemed totally a pointless exercise and got right up my nose the entire time I was at Styal ) , and fold them to a complicated and immaculate design — sheet , blanket , sheet all wrapped round with the counterpane and put at the end of your bed . |
| 24 | Before we left for dinner we had to be rubbed down [ a body search ] , have our pockets checked , etc . |
| 25 | With the fighting so close , we had to be right on the border between Amal and Hezbollah territory . |
| 26 | There was also a new guard working with Abu Salim , from whom the man got the impression that we had to be treated heavily . |
| 27 | It er We had to be it was a closed shop , that was , and er I er I was the er I was the secretary for er for our Chairman rather for ou our er local local branch , for the Nottingham area branch of er USDOR you see ? |
| 28 | At the start of the recession , we had to be prepared to have regard to its length , its depth , its breadth and to adapt policies and to be flexible . |
| 29 | Whatever we may have felt , however , we had to be careful not to show too much dislike , because the Repubblichini were gaining strength all the time . |
| 30 | We had to be particularly polite to him because of the enormous interests of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company ( now BP ) in the country … |