Example sentences of "[adv] i have [to-vb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I had to act the tortured , self-blaming child , and Eric had to comfort me while my father brooded . |
| 2 | So I had to watch an earnest and over-long documentary , first made for one of the vid 's information services , about the ruler of Fraxilly . |
| 3 | ‘ I wanted each chapter to be separate , but I did n't want it to be a set of separate short stories ; so I had to keep an enormous notebook of who they all were and what they were doing at any given time . |
| 4 | I still had another two masterclasses to play in , and so I had to practise the other two pieces which I would play . |
| 5 | But , thinking the process through sensibly , I realised I needed to write an essay before winning the £200 , hence I had to find a suitable topic . |
| 6 | We walked on , but now I had to stop every few yards because people were coming up to me ; friends who wanted to introduce other friends , schoolfriends of John 's , an ex-girlfriend , cousins . |
| 7 | And now I have to interrupt the first bit of pleasure I 've been able to take in I do n't know how long and put you all to right . |
| 8 | Then I had to place the silver-coloured piece on to the needle heads with the latches open and draw the knitting towards me so that the latches closed and the knitting slid on to the silver piece . |
| 9 | Though sometimes , when they 've been smashed into and then I have to turn the other way , they go oh ! |
| 10 | Meetings once again I have to say the old , old chestnut please can we start at eight o' clock er we 're getting new members who get a bit discouraged when we have a late start . |