Example sentences of "they had [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But first , they had to replace the Secretary , Steward and Professional who all left in July 1920 for unconnected reasons . |
| 2 | It was n't their fault , usually , that the firm was doing badly , but they had to carry the can . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | That was better for us because it 's in the next district and meant they had to do the work and not us . ’ |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | They had to close the window because of the insects . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Police say they had to enforce the law after 1am when the clocks went forward an hour . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They had to call the Fire Brigade , who managed to chip her free with special power tools . |
| 11 | They had to see the house — what remained of it after Brunt had finished with it . |
| 12 | When parents or social workers went up to see us , obviously they had to see the staff , and the woman in charge was so nice , she had this big front — ‘ My girls , my girls ’ — it was totally a load of shit . |
| 13 | other things had gone up so they had to put the fares up , but I mean that 's , you can nae tell me that that 's right |
| 14 | A CIA man rushed out and roared at them angrily , and they had to put the fire out . |
| 15 | I cleared that and fixed the vice up and they said I could do that and I used the and that in their place and er then they had to quit the premises completely , did n't they ? |
| 16 | Some practical joker rang up : said there was a gas leak , and they had to evacuate the house . ’ |
| 17 | They had to improve the productivity |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 … . |
| 20 | When bad times came and wages were below the level on which they could support their families , the labourers found that they had to ask the authorities of the parish in which they lived for relief ; in other words they became paupers , who could be sent to the workhouse . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | They held me one night on a holding charge because they had to analyse the pharmaceuticals . |
| 23 | They had to stop the machines because everybody was laughing see with Tara on the floor so Ann did n't even know she 'd fallen off the chair . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . ’ |
| 26 | 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 ? |
| 27 | They had to defend the welfare state . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | A lot of them brought bacon and eggs but you had to cook it and they had to leave the pans and things clean when they left — so it was always a rush job and all policemen suffered from bad stomachs . |
| 30 | They had to breach the walls at close quarters and then scale them , using ladders and fighting-towers . |