Example sentences of "[pers pn] just have [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just had to turn the telly over . |
| 2 | ( 'Sorry I 'm late — I just had to confirm some bookings on our European tour . |
| 3 | I just had to put in my ten pence , dial without thinking and see what happened . |
| 4 | all mothers are sacred but I just had to put the boot in on her , I 'm afraid , I said stuff ! |
| 5 | I could n't argue with him I just had to go and say oh well it 's just my age and get on with it ! |
| 6 | A physiotherapist said that she could not recall any aggravation at any level , and an occupational therapist said : ‘ It did n't matter what problems I had , I just had to go to them and they 'd say ‘ OK , there 's a way round it . ’ ’ |
| 7 | I told Marty I just had to go and find out . ’ |
| 8 | I just had to grin and bear it . |
| 9 | I just had to leave him alone . |
| 10 | Apparently not bleeding to death , or considered worthy of priority , I just had to wait my turn . |
| 11 | ‘ I just had to call you , ’ Martha says . |
| 12 | I just had to kill him . |
| 13 | and I had , got pick up two so I , I just had to give up , I phoned him up when I got here , apologise , he has n't been in touch with Michael yet , I do n't know why not , er , though why , er sorry |
| 14 | ‘ But when I found out about his background , I just had to blow it out of the water . |
| 15 | I just had to say ‘ Stop ’ . |
| 16 | I just had to say that is beautiful and I wish I had more words to describe it , but I have n't yet . |
| 17 | I just had to tend to him when it got too much for someone who is not that involved in drugs . |
| 18 | I just had to let myself go . |
| 19 | Only because so many people complain , I mean I just had to do something . |
| 20 | I just had to sink that last putt . |
| 21 | Up until the solo I just had to think constantly as I was playing . |
| 22 | To prove , yet again , that he was a good salesman as well as a good cook , Esmonde did me a special offer on a small bottle of rice wine which he persuaded me I just had to try . |
| 23 | but I just had to look at them , that was enough . |
| 24 | I just had to look after our property . |
| 25 | Well , after Marks advert for Clubcall I decided I just had to hijack the fax machines telephone line and call it up . |
| 26 | ‘ I just had to know . ’ |
| 27 | While on holiday in Portugal I saw a conifer that looked so magnificent I just had to photograph it . |
| 28 | I just had to enter and say , ‘ I will love you and live with you through life until death ! ’ |
| 29 | I just had to ring you — Merry Christmas ! ’ |
| 30 | I just had to come earlier . ’ |