Example sentences of "[coord] had [to-vb] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | no it was really New Town school children , because there was Forbert and Barnard 's school down the Old Town and that 's where the Old Town , all the Old Town people went , children went , so really Mark Hall was just New Town children you know , and then when , when we were eleven and had to go to another school we , er there was no comprehensive school in Harlow then , er we had to get on a bus and go to Chingford that was , did n't we ? |
| 2 | I remember we arrived during a heat wave and had to go into this refrigerator where they kept the furs . |
| 3 | In feudal Russia the petty princes had sworn allegiance to the crown and had to engage in military service , whilst retaining autonomy in their internal affairs , as the Teleuts did . |
| 4 | Dig in they might … but after a worthy battle , the ground finally slipped away beneath them and had to settle for second place . |
| 5 | Mr Takeshita was damaged by the scandal and had to resign as prime minister . |
| 6 | Until nine years ago he was heir to one of the biggest private fortunes in America , comfortably in step with the Gettys , Basses and Mellons , but had to ask for enough money to buy a house . |
| 7 | Young Malcolm Smith was provisionally given a place in the final but had to settle for 10th place after some deliberation . |
| 8 | Jerry Peel was pre-event favourite in this over-40s competition , but had to settle for third place behind Peter Black and Dave Barton after failing to read the last move . |
| 9 | The new version included condemnation of drunken and dangerous driving , drug trafficking and tax evasion ; it stated that homosexuals had to be treated with respect and understanding but had to refrain from sexual activity [ for August document on homosexuality see p. 39033 ] . |