Example sentences of "[pron] have [prep] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 If I had to just put put it out and nothing else I would n't mind .
2 I had to consciously tell myself what I was going in for and not to use the trip downstairs as an excuse to have a ‘ little ’ rest on the sofa after my thirty-four minutes of hard work .
3 Finding things the reverse , at first I had to consciously think switch down for slow down .
4 ‘ It was like a scene in some stricken Bosnian town where people were scavaging for food , ’ said Bernie today , ‘ Demand is just unbelievable — I had to eventually leave my own telephone off the hook at midnight in order to get some sleep .
5 I had to eventually sort it out after a few sorta threats off the bank .
6 I had to practically bite my knuckles to keep my hands off you for the last three weeks , and I did it because of your innocence !
7 I had to practically draft the report myself ! ’
8 I 've personally had problems with one doctor cos he was out of date , he was n't you know , was n't aware of some of the treatments and I had to actually enlighten him to some of the the treatments that was available for people !
9 I , I had to really stop meself .
10 Although all my aids had to work in unison , I had to really concentrate on being able to work them independently of each other .
11 And that was a sort of a last minute cancellation , and I had to really persuade her to go .
12 If I had to personally choose from the combos available in this price range then I really ca n't think of anything that offers better solid state and valve sounds than this , with such an obvious stamp of credibility into the bargain .
13 At this stage I have to briefly pause and praise the majority of our aquatic goods manufacturers who are getting a staggering amount of praise mail at present .
14 And I have to practically get permission from the Palace before I can go to the bloody bog in the morning because Her Maj is petrified I 'll put my foot in it again and encourage the republicans .
15 And this causes me difficulties in that I have to either imagine what it was or come back again to see whatever the er item in question is .
16 Its my own personal opinion that the only true love and er I have to honestly say I 've never heard love here defined as I would as the totally unconditional love that happens between a woman and a child , probably from the moment of birth that bonds them through life , that 's the only love that I could ever admit to .
17 As I weigh together the advantages and disadvantages of either of the present methods of deaf education I have to also take into account the high possibility of failure in the ‘ Natural Aurilism ’ technique and the ‘ unattractiveness ’ of ‘ total communication ’ .
18 I have to I have to fucking sleep around !
19 It is with some reluctance that I have to strongly disagree with one of my fellow presidents , but some of the impressions that her article creates are very misleading and , in some cases , offensive .
20 You know , so I , I mean , I talked about this before , this is a mailing that I want to do in October , which means for example , that I 've got to print the catalogue in July , which means I 've got to proof it in June , which means I have to actually design it in April and May .
21 One of her crutches falls in front of the man ; she has to painfully stoop to recover it .
22 In going to measure houses , did you have to actually go out and visit houses ?
23 did you have to actually present the book , when you went
24 For a moment , even while she continued to dispense tea and wads , she fell into the void of loneliness that seemed forever gaping at her feet and from whose edge , time and again , she had to forcibly drag herself back if she wanted to survive .
25 Until she proved otherwise she had to constantly bear in mind that he might be the enemy .
26 Rachel found she had to almost bite her tongue to prevent herself making some comment .
27 She had to almost trot to keep up with his long-legged , impatient stride , which was a novelty considering that usually she had to slow her pace to accommodate others , even men .
28 Collecting together the bulky bags , she had to half drag them along to the exit because they were far too unwieldy for a mere five-foot-one individual to carry .
29 of course he got all upset so she had to then mess about and try and get him to sleep , which apparently she did
30 The final connections into the East German telephone cables were made by John Wyke , MI6 's top technical expert , who had to carefully splice in the connections so that the East German operators would not notice any change in line quality or impedance .
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