Example sentences of "you have [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And why did n't they just pad you — why did you have to put on weight specially for it ?
2 Would you have to go to university .
3 Did you have to go to college or ?
4 What right do you have to sit in judgement on somebody you hardly know ? ’
5 Do you have to study at night then ?
6 You had to leave for work at 8.25 .
7 Two slotted benches occupied most of the space and they were high up so that you had to sit with neck bent or smash your head against the ceiling .
8 Would you have difficulties if your tank burst and you had to claim on insurance for the resulting damage to furniture and fittings ?
9 And even then er you had to ask for permission to stay out till ten .
10 So i it was n't a very easy thing then to get them and as I say you 'd be preparing a fare increase which , perhaps a ha'penny on certain fares and a penny on fares above a certain range and you had to allow for depreciation , or resistance in the public travelling but er as long as you could always bring in a little extra from a fare increase it was worthwhile going forward .
11 The furniture you got was just little bits and pieces you could get hold of , and you had to go into debt for it .
12 You had to go into politics if you wanted to change the world .
13 You had to go on Governor 's app [ put in an application to the Governor ] to ask to get your toenails cut .
14 I said , no , and she said oh I have lots of times , I only live at Manchester , you see , and of course , you had to go by boat you see , and I caught the boat train from Ipswich at eight o'clock in the morning and I got to Manchester at lunchtime about one and then went on to Liverpool and the train there took us almost down to the docks .
15 Oh goodness , yes for the damage and you had to go in front of the Harbourmaster .
16 ‘ Well , thank goodness you had to stop for breath .
17 In the 1950s , as in the inter-war years , it seemed that you had to choose between socialism and economic internationalism .
18 We started off by using the T-bars which were very awkward because you had to stand in front of a small bar , you could n't sit down or lean forward .
19 His legs were bare and he was wearing Indian leather sandals , the kind you had to soak in water before you first put them on .
20 Trouble yeah , trouble I got put off for a fortnight , on the dole , then he , I was on the dole for a week and er he cos at that time you had to appear in front of the erm , what they call the Court of Referees at the Labour Exchange , that was their Committee .
21 You had to appear in front of them , well this , I 'd been off for a week and the old Harbourmaster old he sent for me and he said erm , you can start work tomorrow as I .
22 Until recently , diesel cars were slow and very noisy , the theory being that this was the price you had to pay for economy .
23 It had upset him at the time , but you had to get over stuff like that or you 'd go to the wall .
24 And er after that , my father went with the rounds with the collieries , where you had to belong to union to go to them , and Colliery did n't accept what was called the old union .
25 So , if you have to cope with recrimination , invidious comparisons and abuse from your son or daughter , take the long view and remain solid and safe ; it may be painful for you , but it will pay off in the longer term .
26 I do n't believe that you have to sit in front of a Mexican scene in order to paint Mexico .
27 The distinctions between them are greater and the guarantee of quality is more uncertain , so you have to rely on experience , advice and a decent shop to help .
28 Yeah but , like you say that the to find , to find out the real truth you have to refer to Hebrew anyway because they found out the sacred secret of God did n't they ?
29 All you have to do to book is fill in the coupon below and send it to the address given with £1.50 to cover postage and administration .
30 Erm and what I want you to do tonight please , in your teams I want you to make a list tonight , in your teams of all the things you have to do at work .
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