Example sentences of "had to [adv] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final connections into the East German telephone cables were made by John Wyke , MI6 's top technical expert , who had to carefully splice in the connections so that the East German operators would not notice any change in line quality or impedance . |
| 2 | The turning point was the par 4 eight hole where Darcy found water from the tee and had to eventually settle for a double bogey six . |
| 3 | When subjects had to concurrently hold in memory two or four nouns on each trial a superiority of the RVF emerged . |
| 4 | The Doctor had to grudgingly admit to himself that she 'd done well , but another thought was nagging at him . |
| 5 | Inanna was restored by her loyal subjects , but was forever accompanied by a ghastly demon-servant and had to periodically go into hiding so her evil sister could hold sway and unleash her temper — thus explaining the continuing paradoxes of life and death , illness and health , harvest and famine . |
| 6 | Mr Kinnock and erm Paddy Ashdown had to actually go into the Commons |
| 7 | Until she proved otherwise she had to constantly bear in mind that he might be the enemy . |
| 8 | ‘ I told the doctor I had sat opposite a man the night before and had to mentally flick through every male name I knew in order to locate his . |
| 9 | I told him I had sat opposite a man the night before and had to mentally flick through every male name I knew in order to locate his ; ‘ George , Andrew , Jack … |
| 10 | I mean to we had to literally eat in the one day |
| 11 | If I had to personally choose from the combos available in this price range then I really ca n't think of anything that offers better solid state and valve sounds than this , with such an obvious stamp of credibility into the bargain . |
| 12 | Although all my aids had to work in unison , I had to really concentrate on being able to work them independently of each other . |
| 13 | And that is what we had to legally challenge in the courts . |