Example sentences of "i had [to-vb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I walked in and there were twelve fellas sitting in this room and I had to sing in front of them all .
2 So I had to wait in suspense .
3 I had to sit in silence for twenty minutes with him and the weird Indian music .
4 ‘ It meant I had to stay in character for the five weeks between the two periods of works .
5 I had to stay in camp next day as there was strong opposition to my going out shooting .
6 I had to stay in bed for two weeks after this , before I felt well enough to meet people again .
7 I had to stay in prison for a couple of weeks before going to an approved school in Hayes , Middlesex . ’
8 If I had to undress in front of them , I 'd be wondering what they were thinking about my body — ‘ Do they think I 'm anorexic , or just plain thin ?
9 ‘ What happened was this : a dog ran out in front of me as I was leaving the car park , and I had to swerve in order to avoid it .
10 And of course I had to admit in front of everyone that I did n't .
11 I had to stand in front of the whole school which gave me ample opportunity to observe the envy on some girls ' faces because knitting for the troops was a popular pastime then .
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