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"It is already eight o'clock. The children must go to bed," Mr Hudson said to the nurse.
"At eight o'clock the children have to go to bed," Mr Hudson said to the nurse.
"We have an agreement with the children that at eight o'clock they are to go to bed," Mr Hudson said to the nurse.
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She must go to bed at eight o'clock tonight to be up in time for the first train.
She is to go to bed at eight o'clock now for me to be up in time for the first train.
She has to go to bed at eight o'clock every day now to be up in time for the first train.
She will have to go to bed at eight when she comes and stays with us next year.
3
At this boarding school the children are to go to bed at eight o'clock.
At most boarding schools children have to go to bed at eight o'clock.
Today is a special day and at this boarding school the children must go to bed at eight o'clock.
4
He has to stay the night with us because he has missed the last bus.
He must stay the night with us. I won't let him drive to the country in this rain.
You can ask him yourself as he is to stay the night with us tomorrow before sets off on his tour to Europe.
5
We are to begin as early as possible or we may let them down.
We have to begin as early as possible or we won't be able to finish it.
We must begin as early as possible or we shan't finish it today.
6
I have to start on my new job on Monday or Tuesday.
I must start on my new job right now.
They tell me that I am to start on my new job on Monday, so do I, for that matter.
7
Don't be silly! You must take the drink. It will fix you in no time at all.
It's your turn now. You are to take the drink. You see, it has fixed all of us in no time at all.
You have to take the drink. It may fix you in no time at all.
8
The note said you were not to feed the animals as they had been fed by the night shift zookeepers.
The warning said you must not feed the animals as their behaviour is unpredictable and extremely dangerous.
The sign said you did not have to feed the animals as they did not need extra food.
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You must take the dog away. I won't have it here any longer.
You are to take the dog today. It's your turn.
You had to take the dog along with you because there was no one who could look after it.
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(She) Is she to learn to do things for herself as you will only help her if she fails?
(She) Must she learn to do things for herself as you refuse to help her in the future?
(She) Does she have to learn to do things for herself as her parents will not help her in the future as they are now?
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What a pity you must leave as you are not the right person for me.
What a pity you have to leave as it's time for you to catch your train.
What a pity you are to leave as it's that promise that you have made with them.
12
My bike is still under repair so I had to walk here that morning.
My bike is still under repair so I had to walk here this morning.
My bike was still under repair though I was to collect it that morning.
My bike is still under repair though I am to collect it tomorrow evening.
I have collected my bike this morning but I didn't have to|did not have to as it appeared to be still in need of being repaired.
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He told me that I didn't have to|did not have to repeat again and again what I had heard.
He told me that I must not|mustn't repeat the words the vulgar meanings of which I didn't know.
He told me that I had to learn some twenty lines by heart every day to master English.
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"I've told my husband he must not smoke in the drawing-room, because I hate it, but he does!" "And I don't have to tell my husband such things; he's a born gentleman."
"I've told my husband he is not to smoke in the drawing-room, because none of us likes it!" "And I must not tell my husband such things; he's a regular brute when he hears me say that."
"I've told my husband he does not need to smoke in the drawing-room as there's a smoking room in the house." "And I am not to tell my husband such things as he's quitting smoking and my comments may provoke him."
"I've told my husband he does not have to smoke in the drawing-room as it is packed with smokers right now." "And I do not need to tell my husband such things; he has quitted smoking."
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