Example sentences of "they have [to-vb] [art] [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 What , I wonder , would the writers of these pieces do if they had they had to co-ordinate an aid programme for Mozambique ?
3 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 .
4 Do they have to go every day ?
5 Do they have to produce a doctor 's note say look , I 've been off for
6 But when ‘ Happy Hour ’ cracked the Top Five , they had to hold a meeting to see if this was what they really wanted to do — they did , temporarily .
7 But first , they had to replace the Secretary , Steward and Professional who all left in July 1920 for unconnected reasons .
8 In addition to the squalor , residents suffered from prejudice when they had to give a Springtown address .
9 They had to carry a table out with them , which was set up the required ten metres from the shed wall , and the pistols were laid out , and the targets pinned up .
10 It was n't their fault , usually , that the firm was doing badly , but they had to carry the can .
11 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 .
12 That was better for us because it 's in the next district and meant they had to do the work and not us . ’
13 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
14 The story goes that their car broke down on the way to Larne , and they had to hitch a ride to get to the boat on time .
15 They had to close the window because of the insects .
16 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 .
17 Police say they had to enforce the law after 1am when the clocks went forward an hour .
18 So fast , in fact , that they had to call a halt to it .
19 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 .
20 They had to call the Fire Brigade , who managed to chip her free with special power tools .
21 They had to see the house — what remained of it after Brunt had finished with it .
22 A CIA man rushed out and roared at them angrily , and they had to put the fire out .
23 Some practical joker rang up : said there was a gas leak , and they had to evacuate the house . ’
24 They had to improve the productivity
25 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 .
26 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 … .
27 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 .
28 ‘ 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 .
29 They had to perform a tracheotomy throat operation to aid his breathing .
30 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 . ’
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