Example sentences of "must have been a [adj] sight " in BNC.
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1 | It must have been a strange sight in a land of Celtic war chiefs , dressed in Highland-type garb , to see the proud , aristocratic De Cuellar in fine Spanish attire , pulling a face as he sipped the O'Rourke potheen and thought of his native wine . |
2 | ‘ To him this must have been a familiar sight … ’ |
3 | Once it must have been a familiar sight in Cheltenham ; now the horse drawn carriage looks a little out of place among the busy traffic , snaking it 's way around the towns one-way system . |
4 | ‘ It must have been a rare sight ! |
5 | It must have been a lovely sight . |
6 | J. V. Noble and D. J. de Solla Price , who have described this Tower of the Winds in detail , believe that the interior must have been a dazzling sight . |
7 | County Hall , just across the Thames from Parliament itself , must have been an irritating sight , with its banner proclaiming the total of London 's unemployed . |
8 | It must have been an amazing sight . ’ |
9 | Deposited on the runway , horribly close to the fast lane , we must have been an unusual sight for incoming international passengers , gazing at a three-horse traffic island . |