Sentence examples for had got to from inspiring English sources

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The expression "had got to" is correct and usable in written English.
It is the past perfect form of the modal verb "have to" and is used to refer to an obligation that had already been established or an action that had already been completed in the past. For example: I had got to leave early because I had an important meeting.

Exact(57)

Houston had got to eat its vegetables.

The Economist

The subsidy had got to about £500m.

The Guardian

I had got to shoot the elephant.

The New Yorker

Not that Andrea had got to that level.

The New Yorker

Perhaps the theme parks had got to me after all.

Independent

Meanwhile, he had got to know DreamYard's landlord, Peter Magistro.

The New Yorker

I asked him if he had got to the ocean.

The New Yorker

But the media had got to her first, she said.

The Guardian - TV & Radio

Similar(3)

You've got to listen.

The New York Times

We've got to produce".

The New York Times

This has got to end.

The New York Times

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