had, to be

1. see be had.

Example Sentences

I had to be good and do good so they would love me.

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The stories suggesting that Mr. Netanyahu had to be strong-armed into these favorable terms are themselves to Israel’s advantage.

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Political survival had to be the explanation, critics charged.

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While it was a war that had to be fought, and one with a successful outcome, World War II wasn’t as good as all that, according to David Nasaw’s “The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II.”

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World War II was a war that had to be fought, and it was fought bravely.

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