Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [conj] they had [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the police up on the railway embankment when they walked home from school , and the tunnel fenced off so they had to go the long way round . |
| 2 | But when she had asked if they could n't warm the place up a bit with some pretty colors , Dr. Briant had said sharply that they had to avoid confusing their color appreciation tests later , and she 'd have all the color she wanted then . |
| 3 | He went on , more to her father now than to her , in his light drawling voice she had to listen to in church every Sunday of her life telling them all what was what because he had the God-given power to do so and they had to listen and obey . |
| 4 | Their clothes were locked away so they had to remain in the dormitory . |
| 5 | Or perhaps he cheered up and they had to get rid of him . |
| 6 | Two of my other men came running over and they had to pin me to the ground . |
| 7 | other things had gone up so they had to put the fares up , but I mean that 's , you can nae tell me that that 's right |
| 8 | They got there but they had to go in second gear look |
| 9 | Thus while first-class patronage was encouraged , and more businessmen complained bitterly that they had to go first-class in order to enjoy their British breakfast , more humble individuals who merely wanted to enjoy the view from the train were not so generously treated . |
| 10 | She did n't point out that they had to go back the way they had come , and when he reached into the back and handed her a water container she drank gladly . |
| 11 | It was on another run , we got another coach come back so they had to go out to where the one it was |