Example sentences of "must have come [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clovis 's death must have come as a relief to Gundobad . |
| 2 | Hardy 's decision , in 1862 , to further his career in London must have come as a surprise to his family and employer — perhaps even to himself since he set out with a return ticket in his pocket . |
| 3 | For several years , we were twins , which must have come as a surprise to my mother , then slowly she fell behind as I pulled ahead , year after year . |
| 4 | Whatever one may argue for the value of research findings which ensue from this technique ( and certainly the publication of Down and Out must have come as a revelation to many people in present-day Britain ) the question must be squarely faced as to whether the social researcher has a right to deceive and manipulate people for research purposes . |
| 5 | At the age of 63 , Friedman seems in better technical shape than ever , and to many of the younger members of his substantial audience , these performances must have come as a revelation . |
| 6 | The coypu-control man must have come on a weekday , though , and it was with that hangover that Adam associated his coming . |
| 7 | To Leeds the news must have come like a blow from a steam hammer . |
| 8 | A fire blazed in a huge hearth beneath an oak lintel which , to judge by its thickness , must have come from a tree already at least a hundred years old when it was felled to help build this ancient building . |