Example sentences of "[pron] have [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone has to make sure Wellington has heard this news . ’ |
| 2 | Do I have to condition new floorboards before laying them ? |
| 3 | ’ I had to do extra rehearsals because I was new and she would daub my legs with methylated spirits and iodine . |
| 4 | It got quite bad after a while and I had to hold hot towels underneath him to get the blood moving . |
| 5 | I had to carry hot water for washing to every room . ’ |
| 6 | My billetors were kind , but I had to spend considerable time in their sitting-room , and I felt this was an invasion of privacy for both of us . |
| 7 | ‘ I certainly have n't invited him , but I had to give Slender Billy a score of tickets , so who knows who he might bring ? ’ |
| 8 | However , I had to promise certain things : |
| 9 | I had to use big pieces because it was too difficult to join small pieces together . |
| 10 | I had to repeat whole sections of my ‘ ritual register ’ , to stop myself from eidetiking , to stop myself from spoiling her image . |
| 11 | My contract said very clearly that I had to have complete control of the making of the film , so I asked Darryl Zanuck if he would please replace me and I would give him the necessary time to find someone else . |
| 12 | ‘ I was told I had to play well week-in , week-out in the League to further my chances of getting back into the international side and it has been good to play in a successful side at Cardiff . ’ |
| 13 | Because another way in which I had to throw good money after bad was that after he died once I started having things done in the house they kept on turning up things that he had done that were absolutely N B G |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm sorry I had to throw old Rex to the wolves back there , ’ he said , without a trace of conviction . |
| 15 | I had to apply antiseptic cream on a couple of occasions when this pulling and rubbing with her beak had actually caused some bleeding . |
| 16 | The stairs were my usual route to the ‘ hell-hole ’ in which I lived and walking up them I had to dodge numerous heaps of ‘ gunk ’ . |
| 17 | My doctor says I 've to avoid smoky environments |
| 18 | Because I 'm not kidding you , see that , I mean I 've to buy big bags of it . |
| 19 | I have to use sleeping tablets to help me sleep at night because I 'm dreading getting up in the morning in case anything 's happened further . |
| 20 | But , seeing as you wo n't tell me anything , I have to use other sources . |
| 21 | Sadly , in this second objective , I have to confess total failure . |
| 22 | I have to confess extreme disappointment with most new versions over the last few years , making my pleasure in the newcomer even greater . |
| 23 | " But I have to take calculated risks sometimes . |
| 24 | I regard myself as a service provider and I have to build good relations with other members of the company . |
| 25 | I just feel I have to know certain things and that one day they will be of great use to me in understanding the world . ’ |
| 26 | A murmur which seemed to contain both relief and triumph went around the table , but this time M. Dupont raised his voice slightly and pronounced over it : ‘ I am happy to assure you all here that I will bring what modest influence I have to encourage certain changes of emphasis in French policy in accordance with much of what has been said here . |
| 27 | ‘ The deaths of father and son within a few days of each other raise questions to which I have to find satisfactory answers . |
| 28 | ‘ My ability to concentrate is limited and I have to avoid stressful situations , which is why , for example , I have not given media interviews . |
| 29 | You know , and I mean we we work , you know , it 's like er I mean I have to pay full poll tax and all these type of things too , even though my husband 's on a sort of very er basic sort of wage , and I pay all these things you know . |
| 30 | I shall be here for some time — I have to make detailed drawings and take photographs . |