Example sentences of "[pers pn] have to get " in BNC.

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1 I 'd to get t'doctor .
2 They are no longer the inconvenient , unwanted , useless and ‘ why did I have to get it now ’ things that they are commonly thought to be but they are actually the manifestation of each person 's attempt to get well , to maintain order and balance in the system .
3 ‘ By when do I have to get out of the house ? ’
4 ‘ Do I have to get drunk every night just to keep you company ?
5 ‘ You want to come quietly , or do I have to get tough ? ’
6 Yeah , I know but I ca n't really do can I I have to get the stool from downstairs .
7 I had to get a grip on myself and put this whole wretched business behind me .
8 I had to get away .
9 ‘ I was kicked out by my landlord and put in this hostel which was just awful and I had to get away so I came here — I do n't know why , really , I … ’
10 ‘ Sorry , Angus , ’ he was saying , ‘ my lad from Ballinluig never turned up , I had to get my father to blow the bellows — ouch ! some of them are still hot — that bag has charred , spread them out to cool , or keep them for tomorrow .
11 I had to get to Leicester Square .
12 I had to get well . ’
13 But I had to get research students from somewhere , so I asked the research councils to fund them , in the usual way , by submitting research proposals .
14 Plus , while I had to get up at eight for Whiteleys .
15 In fact , when he drove us home he was in such a state I had to get out of the van .
16 I remember I had to get some photos so I could get into the swimming pool for nothing .
17 ‘ You remember I had to get in a barman to help with drunks and keep a bit of law and order about the place ?
18 I had to get an already highly controversial bill through both Houses of Parliament and then introduce the new system without serious accident .
19 Meanwhile I had to get Harry well propped so that he would n't fall forward and drown after all , and to do that I reckoned we needed to be in the corner .
20 This meant I had to get in close .
21 When I got back I found the office was n't open until the next day , so I had to get a driver to break in for me .
22 He said , ‘ My caddie told me I had to get it . ’
23 ‘ Means I had to get down on me hands and knees with the bill-hook , round the back like .
24 I felt numb but I had to get back to his stable three miles away and tie him up .
25 Besides , I had to get my shoes .
26 Nobody in at CID , and I had to get someone to secure it .
27 P. A. I got called as a witness in a motoring case , and it came up when I was on nights and I had to get up and call in the solicitor .
28 I had to get my passport done , my parents ' written permission because I was only seventeen and I found myself in Paris two days later .
29 There is so much energy and life in this recording , so much infectious enthusiasm , that I had to get up and do something .
30 If the magic was to start working again , I had to get her alone and in person for a few days .
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