Example sentences of "[noun pl] had [to-vb] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As self-professed guardians of the Empire and Britain 's national greatness the Conservatives had to face up to Britain 's relative decline as an imperial and economic power . |
| 2 | Governments had to live up to the mythical images of themselves which were part of their acceptability . |
| 3 | The jackets had to go back to the sweatshop , making for an unnecessary and annoying delay . |
| 4 | As they came back into the City , buses had to slow almost to a halt to safely make the turn into Winchester Street ; it was not only steep but also had a tricky camber . |
| 5 | Thus when villages became so reduced in size that they were no longer viable their inhabitants had to move out to nearby larger settlements . |
| 6 | It did n't bother me , I knew I was engaged to be married , and in those days as soon as you were going to be married you left your job … that is the only thing we girls had to look forward to , getting married and going on our own , getting our bottom drawer together and things like that … |
| 7 | Soon the room became so hot with the heat of the lamps , pupils had to strip down to their shirt sleeves and wear shorts when entering the room . |
| 8 | When they turned seven , the boys had to go away to boys ' schools . |