Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [to-vb] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.

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1 The water was deep in the middle , so I had to swim for a few metres .
2 So , even if you have to cope with a few tears and sulks , do n't let them get you down .
3 The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai .
4 Here the footpath ended so we had to walk for a few hundred yards along a stretch of country road .
5 Next morning , after a 9.15 breakfast , he discussed with Jones his ideas for a speech he had to make in a few weeks ' time at a Literary Fund dinner .
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