Example sentences of "you had [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you say all you had to say to him ? ’ |
| 2 | I was interested to read what you had to say about the safest types of bedding for babies on the Solutions page in your August issue . |
| 3 | I wondered what you had to say about it . ’ |
| 4 | You had to leave for work at 8.25 . |
| 5 | She 's silent for a while , then says , ‘ The other day ’ — she 's soaping the front of my legs now , from behind — ‘ when you had to sit through Eldorado in that really uncomfortable position ; you enjoyed that , did n't you ? ’ |
| 6 | So , they could n't get it into their heads that you had to sit on the floor . |
| 7 | Two slotted benches occupied most of the space and they were high up so that you had to sit with neck bent or smash your head against the ceiling . |
| 8 | You had to hop to it — it was considered to be a privilege from the sergeant and you had to go in here and strip down , and scrub windows and that sort of thing . |
| 9 | ‘ You had to drive to Karlovy Vary , and invited me along . ’ |
| 10 | DeFries had an idea that to be a star you had to act like a star so everything was first class . |
| 11 | Marie , still in her pyjamas , was sitting slumped at the table that took up most of the floor space : you had to squeeze round it to move about at all in the tiny kitchen , and Marie 's legs had permanent bruises from its sharp comers . |
| 12 | You had to talk to those dear old folk at the Empress and I do n't blame you . |
| 13 | She had seen it far too often : the self-inflicted divorces , the ones you had to talk to before lunch because the rest of their day was an alcoholic marsh , those shunted to a not-too-responsible job in the Registry or an early pension — ; Peace hath its victims no less renowned than war . |
| 14 | I think even Billy knew you had to sleep with somebody before that happened . |
| 15 | Once upon a time , of course , when you craved new clothes , you had to save for them — a quaint custom almost as outdated as horsedrawn carriages and farthingales . |
| 16 | He heard himself , it sounded like a door opening somewhere inside him , it was an old door , it had been stuck for years , you had to heave on it , you needed all your strength , and then it gave a few inches , and cried out as it gave . |
| 17 | Equally , to get work during the war you had to settle for less distinguished outfits , like the Turin Radio Symphony Orchestra . |
| 18 | ‘ Another factor you had to reckon with was the time needed to change a lens on the camera turret . |
| 19 | Would you have difficulties if your tank burst and you had to claim on insurance for the resulting damage to furniture and fittings ? |
| 20 | If you wanted to buy an ordinary bulb , you had to ask for it specially . |
| 21 | There was no toilet paper in the cell , so you had to ask for it . |
| 22 | And even then er you had to ask for permission to stay out till ten . |
| 23 | Eight so if you had to explain to her about fractions , how could you tell her about what 's what is it all |
| 24 | But Einstein had shown that you could n't use a very small amount of light ; you had to use at least one packet , or quantum . |
| 25 | So i it was n't a very easy thing then to get them and as I say you 'd be preparing a fare increase which , perhaps a ha'penny on certain fares and a penny on fares above a certain range and you had to allow for depreciation , or resistance in the public travelling but er as long as you could always bring in a little extra from a fare increase it was worthwhile going forward . |
| 26 | So something that you had to multiply by itself and get five of them all multiplied together and it equals two . |
| 27 | By then , I had n't got a wireless but she declared that it was an absolutely necessary thing for someone in my situation and brought me a red one , of the kind that worked on batteries thankfully , not the kind you had to carry for miles to be recharged ! |
| 28 | Within the assembly council I personally valued your contributions the very courteous and thoughtful way in which you presented these and the courage with which you expressed at times the stand that you had to take for the interest of the Board . |
| 29 | and all our shopping was down at the Old Town , you had to go down this lane to the Old Town if you wanted a stamp |
| 30 | You had to go into politics if you wanted to change the world . |