Example sentences of "had [to-vb] [prep] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had to wait for some time before the door was opened , and she hoped very much that it would be opened by Clelia , but it was not ; it was opened by a thin , brown , balding , youngish looking man . |
| 2 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 3 | There was something odd in the way Faye was looking … no , peering … at those pictures , shifting the book or her head as if she had to see past some obstruction to get a good look . |
| 4 | It had to come from some distance away since over the centuries the trees and bushes on both sides of the river had been lopped down . |
| 5 | More sophisticated , more polite , perhaps ; but ‘ easier ’ suggested that I had to pass through some ordeal . |
| 6 | It was argued by some on the Public Schools Commission ( DES , 1970 ) , for , that parents and children would appreciate the value of the education they received and not simply take it for granted if they actually had to part with some money . |
| 7 | He had to put on some plaster so there were only three |
| 8 | He had to decide on some action . |
| 9 | All strikers had to resort to some extent to borrowing , credit , casual work and other ways and means of managing . |