Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] had [to-vb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not your fault they had to hire a bloody crane ! |
| 2 | Not long after her arrival in Scotland she had to attend a New Year meeting in Aberdeen , far to the north over mountainous country . |
| 3 | Before she could set out the cups she had to remove a large heavy book — Crockford — which occupied the centre of the table . |
| 4 | Previously , in the eighteenth and seventeenth centuries , a man himself could dress and show how wealthy he was , and when man started going to work he had to wear a respectable , responsible suit ; he had to put across the image of honesty , of , you know , I 'm , I 'm a respectable man , I 'm decent , I 'm down to earth . |
| 5 | The next day I had to wear a long Kamiz over my trousers and have a scarf covering my head — can you imagine going to school like that … |
| 6 | In between times during the day he had to take a short ladder , laid across the bike and make sure the lamps were clean . |
| 7 | In the event he had to have a below-the-knee amputation . |
| 8 | When he applied for immigration into Australia he had to undergo a routine medical examination . |
| 9 | At the end of the road she had to make a right turn when , a few hundred yards later , she came across the most elegant four-storeyed building . |
| 10 | Mind you , I ca n't blame Mary : her husband Darnley was so pitted with the pox he had to drape a white veil over his face . |
| 11 | Eight miles [ 13 km ] short of their destination they had to cross a narrow , single-arch bridge over the River Spean , which gave its name , High Bridge , to the locality . |
| 12 | He is always optimistic — last year he had to learn a good line in fighting talk to combat Kocinski 's outbursts . |
| 13 | This meant that on special occasions I had to wear a black pleated skirt , white blouse and black beret , with white socks and black shoes and , when the weather was cold , a black cloak . |
| 14 | This time I had to take a double dose to return to my old shape . |