Example sentences of "have [to-vb] i [modal v] " in BNC.
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1 | Instead of having to transcribe I can now photocopy whole pages of books and documents . |
2 | Well I 'll have to tell I 'll tell them that you 're head then young teachers and just go out and join a class of tutors . |
3 | I am sorry to have to say I shall not be able to attend the AGM since I will be away on a short holiday with my family . |
4 | ‘ If I knew what had to arrive I would tell you . ’ |
5 | But if I had to decide I would say my favourite would be ( favourite country ) would be Canada because I have lived there the longest out of all places and so I know it better than any other country . |
6 | Yeah but if I had to eat I 'd take them out , then I 'd put them back on |
7 | I have to promise I 'll give it her back . |
8 | ‘ The Masters is important also , but if I have to choose I would prefer the Davis Cup to be the next big thing to win . ’ |
9 | It is oh no you have to think I 'll do well not in evening |
10 | I I would even take I have to say I would even take a erm |
11 | I have to say I must have spent most of my time in the toilets . |
12 | But I have to say I 'd be a bit apprehensive if he was going to marry my widowed mother-in-law . ’ |
13 | Well I have to say Sandra that I would , alright you 've got a lot of mess , but I have to say I 'd sooner have one like that than |
14 | you do not mind my taking this method of answering your letter and I hope that you , I did not put you to too much trouble to locate a recorder to listen to the tape , I am just too lazy to write it all down and think that what I have to say I can put it better in words than what I can on paper , I 'll let you do that part . |