Example sentences of "[noun] had [to-vb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That meant that Macedon had to flirt from time to time with Sparta or whoever looked the strongest counterweight to Athens after Persia had recoiled from the Aegean in the mid-fifth century . |
| 2 | The coalition had to agree in principle to the report , announcing its determination to implement the report 's assumption that mass unemployment must be prevented . |
| 3 | A further — and connected — factor contributed to this change : the expense which the individual cavalryman had to incur in order to fulfil his proper role in war . |
| 4 | The major divisions went to the nobility , of course , but a Frankish soldier had to fight on command , in the hope that a successful battle or campaign would realise some spoil for himself . |
| 5 | That little girl had to struggle on because the flat rent had to be paid , she had to struggle on because she had a car , kids had to go to school , until she died . |
| 6 | It meant that heads had to discuss with governors and parents as well as with staff precisely how to make use of greater freedom . |
| 7 | Lucy had to stay in bed as much as possible on doctor 's orders , Dad was spending more and more time on the golf course and in the pub to escape from what he called the ‘ pressures ’ , and Charles was in an increasingly pessimistic mood about the future of Chester 's . |
| 8 | Lucy had to stand on tiptoe to use it , but when she did it gave her a partial view of the clientele at their tables . |
| 9 | Before Christmas many of the shops had to open on Sundays for the first time just to try to make up for the terrible year . |
| 10 | Their neighbours in the farm beyond were also raided that morning , and to get to that farm the police cars had to go past Mrs B 's front door . |
| 11 | Overseas branches had to conform to LDCs ' central bank requirements . |
| 12 | This meant that Cargolux could recover from Lies in England whatever the Luxembourg air carrier had to pay to McGregor or Arctic for damage suffered by cartons carried by Lies , |
| 13 | In 1706 , after his victory at Turin , Prince Eugene had to interfere in person to prevent a general massacre of the French wounded by the imperial forces ; and after the battle of Zorndorf in 1758 many of the wounded Russians left on the field were buried alive by Prussian soldiers and local peasants . |
| 14 | Electrical Insulation had to pitch against non-Courtaulds companies to win the prepreg work and securing the contract has doubled previous turnover . |
| 15 | Until now , local adults and youngsters had to travel to Britain for regular treatment . |
| 16 | The increasing numbers of colleges approaching the CNAA had to do in part with difficulties over validation by universities — particularly those which were unwilling or reluctant to validate honours degrees — and in part with the attraction of the CNAA as a validating body which could consider a range of courses , including those in the areas of proposed diversification . |
| 17 | He struggled towards an understanding of continuity , though the work had to wait for Newton and Gottfried Leibnitz to produce an infinitesimal calculus to master this difficulty . |
| 18 | 685 , where , as a result of there being no quorum at a half yearly meeting of a licensing court , the meeting could not be adjourned under the existing legislation and the Court of Session had to intervene by virtue of its nobile officium in order to prevent the expiry of certificates due for renewal at the meeting . |
| 19 | The recipients had to agree to devaluation among other provisions . |
| 20 | And what Hugh had to say to Abbot Radulfus would soon be talked over again with Brother Cadfael . |
| 21 | Talking of Hampshire reminds us that the left-arm spinner Ian Turner had to wait till August before getting a Championship match . |
| 22 | Again Maggie had to laugh at Natasha 's exaggerated pronunciation . |
| 23 | Maggie had to work at things because Mitch was very different from his usual amusing self . |
| 24 | The writer also complains that the lady had to travel via Comber , en route to Newtownards . |
| 25 | In compiling the full fixtures for the season , programme planners had to take into account a first division increased in size by two to 16 , plus this autumn 's tour by New Zealand . |
| 26 | In compiling the full fixtures for the season , programme planners had to take into account a first division increased in size by two to 16 , plus this autumn 's tour by New Zealand . |
| 27 | What I am going to talk about next is erm I 'll just mention that , about another 5 minutes , I think , will get us to the other great bit of work that poor old Edward Heath had to do in St Aldate 's , which again , that gives us a great deal about the insight as to what it was like there . |
| 28 | The deputy judge had to take into account also the other evidence relevant to the issue of testamentary competence . |
| 29 | Once a deal was struck between matchmaker and the parents , the girl had to stay at home until her marriage . |
| 30 | The major difference between West Germany and Britain was that , thanks to Germany 's partial system of proportional representation , the CDU had to rely on FDP support , thereby giving the ‘ third party ’ a major political role and an important moderating influence . |