Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [to-vb] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could have sworn Mrs Crumwallis had to bite back a demand for the equivalent in money . |
| 2 | Last week a Durham City vehicle took 25 minutes to answer an emergency call in Bishop Auckland , and recently a woman in Upper Teesdale had to wait over an hour for an ambulance . |
| 3 | Clarissa had to summon up a lot of courage , but she rang Charity 's door bell . |
| 4 | This made her look slightly ridiculous and McKillop had to fight back a smile . |
| 5 | The woman 's face cleared like magic and she smiled back at him , not missing the subtle compliment he had paid her , and Fran had to bite back an urge to grind her teeth . |
| 6 | The road suddenly appeared through the thinning trees and Jenna had to scramble down a bank , cross a ditch and she was standing on the firm tarmac of the main highway . |
| 7 | Robbie had to fight down an impulse to reach out and run her fingers over the dark mat . |
| 8 | Mr Reed had to wait almost a year before serious preparation for the trial began , and the trial proper did not get underway until 11 February 1991 , by which time the judge had sat through four months of preparatory hearings . |