Example sentences of "had [to-vb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The leaders had their work cut out keeping the group together , and one or both had to remain at the back to motivate the slower ones — the most effective method seemed to be carrying their kit , though this tended to be a last resort . |
| 2 | My baby had to remain at the nursing home , as I had no one to look after him , and he was not admitted into hospital because of whooping-cough in the nursery there . |
| 3 | She unhooked her cloak collar as we had to wait at the outer door of Marcus whilst two porters wheeled out an empty accident trolley . |
| 4 | But there was plenty of time , and they had to wait at the other end of the tunnel . |
| 5 | In many cases the actual amount of information given in the recalls was minimal , limited to whether a subject had to wait at the junction and whether there was other traffic around at the time . |
| 6 | Oh , we had to wait at the border , we had in advance to get visas , and when we got there , things were very simple but nonetheless , we were very well received , and the person that I was staying with , lived in a flat , a very simple flat , but nonetheless , a very pleasant flat . |
| 7 | They and the Carters were to have shared it that year with the computer analyst and his wife , but one of this couple 's children was involved in an accident and they had to cancel at the last minute . |
| 8 | Dozens of beleagured businessmen in the midst of a painful recession were due to hear Michael Hesletine speak at this conference in Oxfordshire , but the President of the Board of Trade had to cancel at the last minute and the delegates instead got a DTi stand-in . |
| 9 | The tank had to go at the end of the little landing . |
| 10 | But I knew that it would be difficult to persuade Jimbo that he had to work at the exercises : yet if the treatment were to succeed , it had to be him — Jimbo himself — who , in the end , would reopen the pathway of nerves between brain and muscle . |
| 11 | in psychology and chucked in electrical engineering and started a psychology course and he had to work at the same time as he studied for some of that time |
| 12 | Yeah , folk here just never been out since New Year , then she had to work at the hospital Tuesday , well Bradley said if you do n't feel fit enough phone up and we 'll send a nurse to you I said you 're bloody mental , you ask for everything you get , I said instead of phoning the nurse in , ah but I think Alison told me they both need a good , good bloody feed they do |
| 13 | They only had to wince at the racket for 20 minutes or so . |
| 14 | Though she was only a part-time whore who ‘ had to stand at the washtub next day . ’ |
| 15 | There were so many mourners at the funeral that some had to stand at the back and listen to the service relayed by loudspeakers . |
| 16 | Christina had to yell at the top of her voice to be heard above the wind , her long hair whipping across her face . |
| 17 | I felt helpless and despairing and suddenly so ill that I had to clutch at the door to stop myself falling . |
| 18 | Her skin seemed to glow , and she discovered she only had to smile at the male members of the staff and they were immediately more friendly . |
| 19 | B. T. When you were going on duty , you had to parade at the station at half past , as a rule — a quarter of an hour before the beat . |
| 20 | ‘ You only had to look at the faces sitting around the table at base camp to know that they were physically and mentally finished . ’ |
| 21 | They only had to look at the floor of her cockpit to prove that . |
| 22 | Consolidation would be little help if one still had to look at the old repealed Acts in order to interpret the new one . |
| 23 | But the notion , once born , firmly took root , refusing to let her settle , and as she wandered aimlessly about the living-room she realised she 'd soon be in danger of going stir-crazy if she had to look at the same four walls much longer . |
| 24 | Marcus did n't care what Wilson said , you only had to look at the guy . |
| 25 | Suddenly , people were suggesting charity records for every tragedy that occurred , and while money was raised for worthwhile causes , such as the survivors of the Bradford City fire or the sunken Herald Of Free Enterprise ferry , one only had to look at the ropier ideas for fund-raising to question the motives involved . |
| 26 | She had to look at the facts and analyse them , then draw the right conclusions . |
| 27 | ‘ It was very time-consuming — you had to look at the jockey , horse and trainer 's charts . |
| 28 | On reading the Echo report I had to look at the top of the page to make certain that the date was June 1st and not April 1st . |
| 29 | The ‘ Penis Landscape ’ controversy fell conveniently at a time when something had to give at the ailing NME . |
| 30 | I can excuse him for yesterday as he had to leave at the start of the second half to appear on Question of Sport : - ) . |