Example sentences of "you [adv] have [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You presumably had to work on the orchestra section by section . |
| 2 | If you turn down the job you may feel even more upset — if you eventually have to resign , at least you 'll have tested out your resources . |
| 3 | Er I mean you obviously have to make erm decisions about that and so on . |
| 4 | You obviously have to work it out in some way , but you seem able to arrive at the answer almost instantly . |
| 5 | You only had to wave to get a reaction . |
| 6 | The Variety Club 's Chief Barker , Marsha Ratcliff , said : ‘ You only had to see the expressions on the competitors ’ faces to see how much they were enjoying themselves . ’ |
| 7 | His knowledge of classical music was very comprehensive — you only had to sing him a snatch of any symphony or concerto and he would be able to identify it immediately , but this is n't sufficient to get you up there in front of a hundred or more qualified musicians and be able to lead them into the opening bars of Beethoven 's 5th , or even the Warsaw Concerto . |
| 8 | You only had to compare the opening version of Zobi la Mouche ( lumpy drums and shuddering halts ) with the neatly turned performance eventually wheeled out as an encore , to realise how this is a machine which runs the better for being well-oiled . |
| 9 | To be a Met Assistant you did n't have to understand the reason why the weather did this or that , you only had to record what was happening and make sure the officer in charge knew what was going on . |
| 10 | He was so quick to forgive personal insults and injuries that it was said that you only had to injure him in order to have him as a friend for life . |
| 11 | You only had to say MainMan or Bowie and all the doors opened . |
| 12 | ‘ We agreed it would be simplest if you only had to say your party piece once — once more I mean ’ Agnes went on briskly . |
| 13 | You only had to turn round , and another one popped up . |
| 14 | You only had to go abroad to see how we were regarded . |
| 15 | You only had to press his head |
| 16 | Not if you only had to do it once . |
| 17 | You only had to do , you only had to do one or two lines . |
| 18 | You only had to do , you only had to do one or two lines . |
| 19 | Oh yes , you only had to listen to this afternoon like , with the crowds and that , obviously it means a lot to them and there 's a lot of you know , stick I suppose goes around between the two clubs , so I just want to go out there , hopefully have a good game and keep a clean sheet . |
| 20 | You only had to indicate — scarcely even that . |
| 21 | Goldberg I had known it would attack , he wrote , and sooner rather than later , the soil was ripe for the sprouting of concern , refugees , famine , the bomb , you only had to look at him , sentiment inevitable , despite my efforts , despite my scorn . |
| 22 | You only had to look at her greasy black hair , her insolent stare and her creased and spotted uniform . |
| 23 | ‘ You only had to look at the faces sitting around the table at base camp to know that they were physically and mentally finished . ’ |
| 24 | She did not believe that marriage , or pairing , or however you cared to define a sexual relationship , was the key to happiness and fulfilment ; you only had to look around you to see that this was not so . |
| 25 | Marcus did n't care what Wilson said , you only had to look at the guy . |
| 26 | You only had to pay back the five per cent minimum each month . |
| 27 | YOU only had to walk into the members ' lobby of the Commons yesterday to know what you 'd suspected for days . |
| 28 | ‘ And I suppose you only had to flash your smile at the women in the village to have them all falling over themselves to tell you more . ’ |
| 29 | I was better at maths and science and practical things — you only had to show him a lathe in the metal workshop for him to pretend he had a fainting fit but when he wanted to beat me , he beat me . |
| 30 | And you only have to see a police uniform through the door to feel racked with guilt , even though you 've done nothing wrong and he 's only looking for a lost cat . |