Example sentences of "had [to-vb] [pers pn] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kathy Rooney had to leave me one night when we were dining at the Kensington Hilton , so she took me to the porter to arrange for him to take me upstairs to my room when I was ready . |
| 2 | You had to pay them five shillings a visit to the doctor , and then your spectacles or any dental treatment you got , you had to pay for them . |
| 3 | She had to pay for the lavish colour brochure ( the details of which contained many mistakes ) , she provided the historical background and ran her feet off showing people over : all they did was make appointments ( underpaid girls did that ) and yet she had to pay them thousands . |
| 4 | bars and she was drowning , so she had to break her two legs ! |
| 5 | Caspar and Fenella had to explain it four times , and a fifth for Flaherty , who was still recovering from his overindulgence in the matter of the mulled wine . |
| 6 | Which you had , the government , the government or building firms had to guarantee you forty four hours ' payment f of wages , forty four hours guaranteed and you had to get that whether you were working or not . |
| 7 | She had to tell me three times before it sunk in . |
| 8 | Of course you you had to tell them eighteen . |