Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] have [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I eventually had to place a book order after scouring the shelves of shops and libraries . |
| 2 | I trained every one of those dancers at LCDT — hand picked them — I only had to begin a movement and they would finish it . |
| 3 | I only have to go a few quid over and I get snooty letters threatening to take it off me . |
| 4 | I only have to take a moment to get my eyes strong and then I can push it out , this strongness , at anything at all so long as I am staring at it hard enough … |
| 5 | I only have to see a bottle of Orvieto and those desperate dawns rise up before me . |
| 6 | Now , I only have to get a Fender ‘ Eric Clapton ’ signature , a Marshall 30th Anniversary Limited Edition amp and a Bob Bradshaw rack ! |
| 7 | It started with a piece of foolishness that could have got me into a deal of trouble had I not have had a wise check in time from the inspector . |
| 8 | And er one day I was bathing Judy in the hut and the bell went and I just had to wrap a towel round her , you know , and run down to the sandy wadders And things got so bad , we went back to Khartoum |
| 9 | I , I just have er I just have to drink a lot that 's you know put me in first class and full of drink |
| 10 | But , I just have to catch a few of these fawning fans on film . |
| 11 | Mr Mayor , I do feel after councillor er er er speech I just have to make a little comment erm people in my ward . |
| 12 | I just have to read a few tabloids these days to get me going . |
| 13 | After her decision to stop working with a model , she wrote : ‘ Through the long time of working on studies , I finally have attained a certain background in technique which allows me to express what I want without a model . ’ |
| 14 | I once had to have a leg replaced when a couple of Hunters tore mine off . |
| 15 | I always had to pay a nurse to look after her ; she wasted away , could n't stand or walk , but her eyes were as bright as a child 's and so was her wit . |
| 16 | He taught me a lot and was also a good type of person for whom I always have had a very high regard . |
| 17 | I know , but I still have to do a twenty ! |
| 18 | Of course I still have to get a job , and I still suffer from depression and back pain , but somehow I 'm managing . |
| 19 | ‘ The treatment was two doses of a very potent drug with rather nasty side effects ; I also had to swallow a small container on the end of a string and sleep with the string taped to my cheek all night ; in the morning it was drawn out with a sample of stomach contents . |
| 20 | All the time I feel guilty but , to a certain extent , I also have to make a living as coach to Leiden . |
| 21 | Because I ca n't I honestly have got a I do n't know what 's happening . |
| 22 | If I really had to spend a long time hurting someone slowly , I 'd have to use a blindfold : them or me , one of us would have to have their eyes hidden . |
| 23 | I even had to cancel a team match on the Sunday , but I thought it would be well worth it with so much at stake . |
| 24 | I rudely announced to my wife Claudia that I simply had to have a baby by the time I was 35 . |
| 25 | ‘ I simply had to have a break . |
| 26 | I then had to have a hysterectomy . |
| 27 | In one shop I virtually had to drag a sales assistant away from his pressing chat with a colleague to help me . |
| 28 | I definitely have to wear a top cos never worn no tights on . |
| 29 | I definitely have got a video . |
| 30 | He so concentrated on his dialogue — I never had to reshoot a scene because Kenny fluffed a line — that he could n't do anything at the same time as he was talking . ’ |