Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] had [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All down there and I had to get a it was that much I had to get a bucket of water , soapy water to scrub it down . |
| 2 | John Hill says he started racing with a ski boat and then when the engines got bigger he had to have a go at powerboating which he really enjoys … |
| 3 | I should have been very glad of your society this last year , Maureen has been at the Royal College of Music , and I have been much alone , only for the animal 's company I do n't know what I should have done and poor Mr. Papworth [ a dog ] has been so ill we had to telephone a vet up at 2 a.m. one morning it was a funny night , Jack and I in our dressing gowns in the kitchen trying to comfort Mr. Papworth . |
| 4 | mhm And I suppose in the old days if you actually wanted to know which books were popular and which books were not used at all you had to send a librarian to painstakingly look through the shelves , perhaps , and look at the date stamps or something like that , whereas now it 's presumably just a question of pressing a few buttons and the information comes . |
| 5 | A number of unexpected things happened and in the middle of it all they had to make a decision about purchasing a property . |
| 6 | I was told I would have to have another operation a month later , but first I had to take a course of male hormones called Danazol . |
| 7 | But first they had to play a series of odd games , working out the rules for each one in turn , playing each one to a conclusion , without cheating or colluding . |
| 8 | First they had to prepare a claim for payment for furniture , bedding and carpets from the Department of Health and Social Security . |
| 9 | Hugh le Despenser acquired the hereditary wardenship of Braydon Forest , with the manors of Somerford and Chelworth , from Robert de Keynes , without such royal licence : consequently in 1300 he had to pay a fine in the presence of the Treasurer in order to keep the wardenship and manors , and to convey a life interest back to Robert de Keynes . |