Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [pers pn] have [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | well we went on a course , for a week up Newcastle and of course er erm we had to be there for nine o'clock so we had to catch the bus , at the latest half past eight so you 're up at you 're up at seven and you get showered and what have you cos there 's a shower in the be bedroom get yourself all ready so you 're down by about erm half seven , quarter to eight , like so you tend to think quarter of an hour to the erm bus stop which is right outside the door of the hotel we were getting so and we use the bus rather than take the car in daily , cos it 's easier so I and er and of course I sat down and had a breakfast and I thoroughly enjo , I did n't have any cereals you know , I says well er and I had a little bit of orange orange juice , but it was this erm made up orange juice |
| 2 | I have to get a bus at eight o'clock so I have to leave the house at twenty to eight . |
| 3 | It was an arrangement we had I , I would n't phone in cos you have to wait three weeks for your wages if I phone in . |
| 4 | Eight so if you had to explain to her about fractions , how could you tell her about what 's what is it all |
| 5 | Programs are expensive , and even more so if you have to keep altering them . |
| 6 | Another point to remember is that flowers will wilt badly , or even die , if they are left sitting in a hot car or office all day , so if you have to buy them hours before they will be pressed , put them in plenty of water as soon as possible or , better still , buy them on your way home and then they can be pressed fairly quickly . |
| 7 | The Spastics Society survey shows that many dislike this form of voting , especially if they have to get their form signed by a doctor . |
| 8 | It may not be easy as the race gets closer , especially if you have to travel and stay overnight . |
| 9 | But installing a kitchen can be expensive — especially if you have to correct mistakes . |
| 10 | ‘ A card index may be a noble thing , especially if it has to do with animals . ’ |
| 11 | Well I think so cos I have to write in the book , I have to put myself ! |
| 12 | State provision is important for many elderly people , not only because they have to rely on a retirement or supplementary pension in the absence of income from employment or from an occupational pension , but also because they need the health and social services provided by the welfare state . |
| 13 | I venture to add a few observations of my own only because I have to confess to having been a somewhat reluctant convert to the notion that the words which Parliament has chosen to use in a statute for the expression of its will may fall to be construed or modified by reference to what individual members of Parliament may have said in the course of debate or discussion preceding the passage of the Bill into law . |
| 14 | The idea of a crossroads is a difficult concept to pin down because we have to distinguish between different types of changes . |
| 15 | Erm , the trouble is , if you do n't know the vocabulary it 's very hard to dictate and write down because you have to keep stopping and asking them to spell things . |
| 16 | But I wo n't be off for long because I 've to follow Marcus . ’ |
| 17 | So while we have to discharge our responsibilities and , and , and show how these targets are achievable , we also are quite right to indicate our feelings about in , in , in the manner the Director 's er , expressed . |
| 18 | Still , he had until two o'clock before he had to go into the College — today was the day he did evening teaching . |
| 19 | It was not long before we had to try our swords , as the billhooks had become , on something real and so a row of perfectly harmless Brussels Sprouts were decapitated . |
| 20 | Going on again on the tenant farmers , I actually think that er we are very good landlords and I think our our our tenants would rather us keep us as landlords than the private sector , in actual fact we will have no doubt a debate quite soon on that issue when the government makes us sell off all areas of of er th our interests and that one , I will tell you this , I think that some of the members all sides of the fence every side of the fence , have been passionately behind the tenants , if if they 're gon na be sold off by now they 'd have been sold off , but I think it wo n't be far long before we have to take education first , social services first , the elderly before er your side with your government to come forward and say to us we do n't want you interfering with anything like that and being bold business , get rid of , but that 's another debate that will come up later on . |
| 21 | If they do , it may not be long before we have to pay the price . |
| 22 | They had four days together before they had to leave for Estoril and the pre-race qualifying sessions , and by the end of them Kate had to admit that the naïve dreams she 'd had of becoming irresistible to this man were exactly that , and extremely unrealistic into the bargain . |
| 23 | He said the Government had failed to understand the depth of feeling amongst unionists , especially as they had to share the council chamber with Sinn Fein . |
| 24 | ‘ My family has always helped me out , but it 's getting hard , especially as I have to give up work for four months . ’ |
| 25 | Only when he had to stare straight into it did he flinch ; it was not , his face said , a pretty sight . |
| 26 | David Speedy 's goal enough to get all three points for Leicester and I think on the balance of play they just about edged it but Forest put up a marvellous performance in the second half especially when they had to make er changes and things did n't go well for them . |
| 27 | This messes up our whole routine , especially when we have to make numerous trips to the pigeon holes to see if the mail has arrived , not to mention putting the post room in a turmoil . |
| 28 | It is also very preparation for climbing , since balance and swing are crucial , especially when you have to swing up six feet and balance on a ledge no wider than a fingernail … . and as for amateur dramatics — you should see some of our training sessions ! |
| 29 | That is a very short time , especially when you have to travel all that way . ’ |
| 30 | Especially when you have to have a bit of salad cream on |