Example sentences of "had [to-vb] up [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were so poor that they had to grind up the bark of trees to make flour for their bread . |
| 2 | ‘ If you had to sum up the idea of Playboy it is anti-Puritanism , ’ said Hefner at the time . |
| 3 | I was clumsy and had to pick up a couple of notes from the floor and wipe the bags where I 'd touched them with a handkerchief . |
| 4 | Then everybody wanted it and she had to give up a bit of buttermaking she also did to cope with the demand . |
| 5 | In due course , however , the Collector had to give up the idea of shovelling under these conditions . |
| 6 | Nathan boomed and brayed so enthusiastically that his mother had to mop up a dribble of saliva that trickled out of the corner of his mouth . |
| 7 | Clarissa had to summon up a lot of courage , but she rang Charity 's door bell . |