Example sentences of "[det] had [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had occasion to set up the chunky machine ( this had to go in the bedroom , because of lack of space elsewhere ) . |
| 2 | This is one person who ca n't be quoted , but apparently this had to do with the description of John Major during that leadership crisis . |
| 3 | Although the United States accepted the case for the dollar eventually being convertible into SDRs , in its view this had to result from the dollar being sufficiently competitive to generate enough capital and current account surpluses over a period to make convertibility a reality . |
| 4 | There were so many mourners at the funeral that some had to stand at the back and listen to the service relayed by loudspeakers . |
| 5 | Some of these had to do with the importance of status distinctions . |
| 6 | All had to agree to the investment , and at the last minute Stockport , the only council where Labour had lost overall control to a mixture of Tories and Liberals , vetoed the decision . |
| 7 | We all had to help in the dairy . |
| 8 | I 've never seen him go so mad , far worse than the usual Saturday night when he had lost all his money gambling and came home so drunk that we all had to hide under the bed . |
| 9 | Each had to rely on the support and goodwill of his partners to be able to spend their entire time on the case of the South Ronaldsay children . |
| 10 | The leaders had their work cut out keeping the group together , and one or both had to remain at the back to motivate the slower ones — the most effective method seemed to be carrying their kit , though this tended to be a last resort . |