Example sentences of "we have [to-vb] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do we have to stand here all day ? ’ |
| 2 | Then we had to grind best white sandstone to powder and scour all the top surfaces , including the ceilings . |
| 3 | For the first since Burns Supper were held in the hall we had to cancel as two main speakers called off at a very late stage . |
| 4 | For the first since Burns Supper were held in the hall we had to cancel as two main speakers called off at a very late stage . |
| 5 | I was scarcely conscious but Pat helped me out of the machine and as the dinghy had n't emerged after the ditching we had to swim about 250 yards to the beach . |
| 6 | The wiring was a plumber 's nightmare , and we had to replace too thin starter leads . |
| 7 | Right , yesterday on the way to scho , on the way to the bus we had to wait about five minutes I was slowly going see |
| 8 | We were not allowed to have any ladders in our stockings or anything like that , we had to look very smart . |
| 9 | Since we had to renew so much of the timber , we thought we would turn that to good account , rather than trying to We do n't want it to look as if it 's five hundred years old . |
| 10 | And there was a satisfaction about it although I always think in those days we had to work so fast that there was n't the time to do what you 'd really like to have done for the patients . |
| 11 | The new buildings did n't help the market workers because when they were opened we had to pay much higher rates for everything — we even had to pay to go to the bathroom . |
| 12 | Because I changed out there , but we had to pay about five pounds just to change from one line to the other . |
| 13 | I thought we had to have excessively high interest rates in order to keep sterling where it is . |
| 14 | We had to make absolutely sure that her dressing-room number was kept secret , and tracker dogs checked for explosives before she arrived . |
| 15 | And I think as women we have to remember always that for whatever reasons , throughout history , all societies seem to be patriarchal . |
| 16 | We have to put as much pressure now to make sure the rugby club do not sell , ’ she said . |
| 17 | It does not make it any easier to do what we have to do , but it makes seeing what we have to do much clearer , because it then becomes obvious that Serbia has been the blatant aggressor in the war and that its aggression simply can not be tolerated by the international community . |
| 18 | We have to import almost all of our supplies of these minerals . |
| 19 | Unfortunately not all boundaries are comprised of conductors ; some of them are dielectrics , and even worse we have to consider sometimes imperfect dielectrics that have a finite conductivity . |
| 20 | ‘ It could be found locally but we have to cover as many angles as we can . ’ |
| 21 | He is convinced we have to adopt entirely new value systems , change our philosophical orientation and spiritual thinking ; stop behaving as though the earth is here for mankind 's personal convenience and learn to regard ourselves as one small part of a much larger whole . |
| 22 | We have to get very close to our customers and find out what they really want . |
| 23 | I mean we have to work very hard in our own er relationship we 've had our ups and downs we 've gone through many difficult times like unemployment and even homelessness and you know we we 've gone through it but when you make your promises you say you 'll stay together for richer for poorer in sickness and in health and so on . |
| 24 | At the bottom of page one , at the end of paragraph 1.6 , the last two sentences were divided by a crucial preposition — ‘ But ’ : ‘ We have to reject completely any suggestion that we ditch or dilute any of our concerns about racial disadvantage , discrimination against women , against lesbians or gay men , or against people with disabilities . |
| 25 | We have to interest more young people in scientific and engineering education and training . |
| 26 | He said : ‘ I do n't think we have to have so many quizzes . ’ |