Example sentences of "[noun pl] had [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Authors had to economize in the number of illustrations they used , and readers had to get into the habit of turning a number of pages to find a relevant picture . |
| 2 | Authors had to economize in the number of illustrations they used , and readers had to get into the habit of turning a number of pages to find a relevant picture . |
| 3 | Under its terms , Communist or " front " organizations had to register with the Attorney-General ; their members were banned from employment in defence plants , and prevented from obtaining passports ; and no foreigner who had been a member of the Communist Party could enter the USA . |
| 4 | What local ‘ MPs and candidates had to say on the day the election date was named : |
| 5 | According to the conventional wisdom , successful presidential candidates had to come from the middle of the political spectrum . |
| 6 | As the autumn advanced , food began to be short even in the Po valley , for the farmers and the owners of the caseifici had to declare to the authorities what they were producing . |
| 7 | The 1893 Act allowed institutions a Parliamentary grant per pupil , but only if the institution/asylum met the standards set by the periodic visits of Her Majesty 's Inspector , so in order to meet these standards and obtain their grants , schools had to improve on the conditions in which the pupils were taught . |
| 8 | The trial judge had found that the plaintiff 's exposure to high levels of oxygen had materially increased the risk of suffering RLF and the defendants had to show on the balance of probabilities that the exposure did not cause the RLF . |
| 9 | On certain feast days , the gates of the inner sanctuary where the reliquary was kept-were opened , and it became visible , in its tabernacle behind the statue ; when they were shut , visitors had to peep through the bars : the grille was shiny where hands had gripped it on either side to get a glimpse . |
| 10 | Rural communities were still the main focus for most Japanese , but even rural communities had to cope with the exigencies of the drive to industrialize . |
| 11 | The local communities had to pay for the equipment of the men selected and their expenses until they reached the county boundary , after which they served at the king 's wages . |
| 12 | Before the opening of this new marina , yachts had to detour to the south to the Canaries . |
| 13 | Several hundred mourners had to stand in the grounds where the service , conducted by the judge 's brother , Monsignor Laurence Higgins , was relayed outside by loudspeakers . |
| 14 | A PAIR of quick thinking ambulancemen had to park by the side of a busy road and deliver a baby . |
| 15 | The Government 's business managers had to come to the rescue when it looked as though the Bill might be lost at Committee Stage . |
| 16 | And officers had to call in the fire brigade to put out the blaze . |
| 17 | Reinforcements were called and 25 police officers had to wade into the crowd to calm the situation . |
| 18 | He added , however , that changes had to occur within the Republican Party , including the greater involvement of women and minority groups . |
| 19 | There were strict age limits for entry to the training establishment maintained by the Company to train its recruits , for cadets and writers had to enter within the ages of fifteen and twenty-two , and there was thus great anxiety to secure a place in a director 's list which would ensure that an appointment could be secured before age excluded the candidate for ever . |
| 20 | Rangers had to go to the expense of putting £30,000-worth of protective covering over the pitch after a day of persistent rain . |
| 21 | Firefighters had to wait for the mains to be turned off before engineers could cap the broken pipe in Swindon . |
| 22 | Trains had to wait upon the cows and were frequently late in consequence : |
| 23 | Most Right-Ons had to move from the Fleet Street ‘ heavies ’ , the papers they actually read , to the unknown territory of the ‘ pops ’ . |
| 24 | It was a relieving remedy , but patients had to go to the North Surrey hospital at Epsom for final clearance . |
| 25 | Elected party members may have increased their role in cabinet , but key decisions had to meet with the approval of the Emperor and his personal advisors at Court . |
| 26 | Industry leaders say two salmon farms had to call in the receivers last week and others will have to follow suit unless the European Union takes action . |
| 27 | Industry leaders say two salmon farms had to call in the receivers last week and others will have to follow suit unless the European Union takes action . |
| 28 | The males then returned inland , but the females had to wait in the burrows for a further two weeks while their fertilised eggs matured . |
| 29 | Then we stopped as one of the Santa Claus girls had to go to the loo and anyway we 'd forgotten the leaflets they were supposed to dish out . |
| 30 | One of the girls had to come to the door to call him . |