Example sentences of "[noun pl] had [to-vb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Authors had to economize in the number of illustrations they used , and readers had to get into the habit of turning a number of pages to find a relevant picture . |
| 2 | But it was this very exploitation — the fact , for example , that immigrant workers had to live in the deprived and decaying areas of big cities because of the proximity of their jobs to these areas , which led to their being regarded increasingly as undesirable . |
| 3 | Several hundred mourners had to stand in the grounds where the service , conducted by the judge 's brother , Monsignor Laurence Higgins , was relayed outside by loudspeakers . |
| 4 | And officers had to call in the fire brigade to put out the blaze . |
| 5 | Industry leaders say two salmon farms had to call in the receivers last week and others will have to follow suit unless the European Union takes action . |
| 6 | Industry leaders say two salmon farms had to call in the receivers last week and others will have to follow suit unless the European Union takes action . |
| 7 | The males then returned inland , but the females had to wait in the burrows for a further two weeks while their fertilised eggs matured . |
| 8 | Although the decision represents a much needed victory for the regulatory authorities , it is unfortunate that the appellate courts had to intervene in the first place . |
| 9 | There were two clues in the problem : first , that the letters had to appear in the same order , which helped you try out possible solutions ; second , the word " descend . |