Example sentences of "they have [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This not only gave the masters an extra hour 's work but saved them having to pay the breakfast allowance of 1½d ( 0.6p ) . |
| 2 | Not only did they have to feed the family and all the guests at ‘ the Big House ’ , but regular supplies were sent to the town house as well , then of course there were all the servants to feed . |
| 3 | But first , they had to replace the Secretary , Steward and Professional who all left in July 1920 for unconnected reasons . |
| 4 | It was n't their fault , usually , that the firm was doing badly , but they had to carry the can . |
| 5 | I mean th th th th they were on the way to military security , but were they going , they , they , they recognized they had to carry the population with them . |
| 6 | That was better for us because it 's in the next district and meant they had to do the work and not us . ’ |
| 7 | They had to do the lot so they give us an invoice , we took it in to insurance and they 're gon na write a cheque , deduct it off that thing |
| 8 | They had to close the window because of the insects . |
| 9 | Of course , when one was a child many years ago winter could be an advantage , and if the storm was bad enough they had to close the school , which was wonderful . |
| 10 | Police say they had to enforce the law after 1am when the clocks went forward an hour . |
| 11 | Took him to the station and routine happened — they had to call the bridewell surgeon and the drunk could call his own doctor , fixing bail and so on . |
| 12 | They had to call the Fire Brigade , who managed to chip her free with special power tools . |
| 13 | They had to see the house — what remained of it after Brunt had finished with it . |
| 14 | A CIA man rushed out and roared at them angrily , and they had to put the fire out . |
| 15 | Some practical joker rang up : said there was a gas leak , and they had to evacuate the house . ’ |
| 16 | They had to improve the productivity |
| 17 | they , they had to improve the productivity from the land and im well not productivity , just efficiency generally , and that how that it would n't have made economic sense for them to have gone straight for socialism . |
| 18 | As the door banged Peggy and her grandmother threw themselves into each other 's arms , one arm only around each other for they had to suppress the laughter that was bursting to escape in loud , hilarious guffaws … . |
| 19 | Thames Water , who built the plant , say they had to spend the money to stay within European law , money which is ultimately paid by their customers . |
| 20 | ‘ He journeyed back to his own people , with many adventures along the way ; and when he was in Merkadale he told the Myrcans that they had to stop the killing , that they were only trying to pick an apple that was already in their hands . |
| 21 | They had to tap the source of my strength and turn it against me , until it formed a carapace , a cage that held me until they were ready to pronounce punishment . ’ |
| 22 | For most of us they were n't , but everyone had felt that they had to mark the day , and what else could we do ? |
| 23 | They had to defend the welfare state . |
| 24 | When last orders were called and they had to leave the pub , they went round to the fish and chip shop to see if it was open , but like the kinema , it too was closed . |
| 25 | Well it so happened that two of the aircrewmen were burnt enough , not real serious , but burned enough that they had to use the ground spare from another squadron , they could n't go on the mission . |
| 26 | Only 84 assemblymen were chosen by the people of Taiwan ; the rest last faced the voters in China itself , before they had to flee the mainland 's victorious communists in 1949 . |
| 27 | Getting it out and that was just an armchair do n't know what they 'd do if they had to move the settee , but erm , that 's the difference in |
| 28 | However , in order to show the ‘ historical ’ nature of this state of affairs they had to stress the existence of previous stages when private property was absent . |
| 29 | some reason it has n't accepted it and Brian says it 's probably cos me wages have n't gone in yet , the bank they ca n't be empty , so he 's hoping to get that by the time they took it out he 's money at the end , it 's embarrassing enough , so , he 's telling me , so they had to take the stuff off him |
| 30 | And er and that that 's They had to take the top off to make it safe , that 's why I say a couple of hours work to put the top back on , erm makes balance . |