Example sentences of "i must [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tell me I must face up to my responsibilities , get my title out of hock to the moneylenders , and marry an heiress . ’ |
| 2 | I decided I must face the truth about this the other night when I swerved fiercely on country road to avoid a scuba diver riding a moped . |
| 3 | I would n't have omitted him three hours before , but now it seemed I must face up to the situation as it was without him . |
| 4 | " I must face the Possibility that Mr. Andrew may be dead , but I ca n't think of him as being dead . " |
| 5 | I must 've spilt summat or maybe I trod in a puddle cos my trousers are all wet and cold . |
| 6 | ‘ When we started out , I must 've practised twelve hours a day for three months , spending hours working on an open string to get those eighth notes , and the triplets shuffle effect — talk about your hands being a bloody mess . |
| 7 | Then the weather got cold and I must 've realized it was nice havin' warm feet 'cos Mam said she never had no trouble with me after that . |
| 8 | I must 've misheard . |
| 9 | I was n't scared of him , he was only a skinny little thing ; I suppose I must 've loved him . |
| 10 | I must 've blacked out . |
| 11 | I must 've been out at the wrong time . |
| 12 | Bill thought I 'd died on him the other night cos I was , you know , me breathing and everything , and then all of a sudden I must 've relaxed for a bit and not needed to breathe and he give me a shock he says God I thought you were dead . |
| 13 | I says what curling tongs , says you left curling tongs on , I 'd actually burnt my finger I must 've sleepwalked and I , I felt the bed when I remembered all this and it was dry so I must have sleepwalked it all and went to the toilet and done my hair cos there was a big burn all down my finger . |
| 14 | And erm I got down on my hands and knees I must 've done it for an hour |
| 15 | Say no I 'm alright and I must 've lifted my head , all I could hear was this old scraggy voice like a witch , ah serve the fucking bastard right , the fucking honest to fuck , so I must 've sat for another half an hour and I knew I had to go that way to get home . |
| 16 | Say no I 'm alright and I must 've lifted my head , all I could hear was this old scraggy voice like a witch , ah serve the fucking bastard right , the fucking honest to fuck , so I must 've sat for another half an hour and I knew I had to go that way to get home . |
| 17 | Doo I must 've crossed every fucking road |
| 18 | I 'll tell Jean tomorrow so I must 've |
| 19 | I ai n't been to no doctor 's , well I 'm lying I had to go again , I had to like because I 've been getting these here bloody , I must 've had them ten or fifteen year or more and , cos I 'm on these here tablets now for the old stomach like , and that like . |
| 20 | Well I must 've passed out one morning . |
| 21 | ‘ Really , I must protest ! ’ |
| 22 | " I must protest … " |
| 23 | ‘ I tremble at crossing swords with you , ’ said Robert Bossu in the sweetest and most reasonable of voices , his high shoulder leaned at ease against the panelled wall at his back , ‘ but I must observe that she did not allow it to succeed . |
| 24 | I must gather some . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ From which , ’ Luke said smoothly , ‘ I must gather you 're referring to me . |
| 26 | ‘ I must disappoint you . |
| 27 | ‘ Forgive me , Georgi Kirov … but I think I must disappoint you . |
| 28 | Then I must disappoint you , Caroline . |
| 29 | And now I must finish packing . ’ |
| 30 | I know I must finish clearing up the lawn , but , before doing so , I decide to telephone Auntie to come over on her bike even though I know it will take her an hour to get here from Hambledown . |