Example sentences of "[noun sg] must [verb] been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I pleaded with the officials that the test result must have been a mistake . ’ |
| 2 | In 1923 the LNER was born , and the great variety of locomotives and coaching stock must have been a paradise for the enthusiast . |
| 3 | The undergrowth must have been a haven for vipers and the three men kept strictly to the path . |
| 4 | This fool butterfly must have been a chrysallis — there are a million tortoiseshells pirouetting on the purple flowers all the warm months — a chrysallis left from last August . |
| 5 | At least one long passage must have been a spiral , because they had walked far enough round a uniform bend to accomplish two circles . |
| 6 | ‘ All we do know , ’ he concluded , ‘ is that the assassin must have been a member of the community at the Tower who knew Sir Ralph had changed his bed chamber , and he or she either committed the murder or hired a professional assassin to do it for them . ’ |
| 7 | It could not have been easy for these men to deliver flocks and herds safely to their destination and the advent of motor transport must have been a blessing to animals . |
| 8 | To be eligible to attend a meeting of the General Committee referred to in paragraphs ( e ) or ( h ) , a person must have been a member of this Constituency Labour Party for at least twelve months prior to the date of the relevant meeting and have attended at least one previous meeting of the General Committee during the same period . |
| 9 | Member Johnny Day of Bexhill , envies the other member who after complaining to the Diary that his service must have been a dream , was subsequently contacted by old colleagues . |
| 10 | Adjusting to her style of leadership must have been a learning process for not only the maintenance man . |
| 11 | Although one should not read too much into this , given that the families in the survey had at least one child in primary ( board ) school by definition , and therefore the oldest were sometimes the only ones of an age to be working , it can safely be said that the openings for girls in the printing trade must have been a godsend for low-income families with several children . |
| 12 | ‘ So her father must have been a canon , ’ said Mark , though he felt that for some reason it was the canon 's widow who cut more ice here . |
| 13 | The film 's unexpected success must have been a relief after her long maternity break , proof that she could come back : there are now talks of buddy pic with Madonna . |
| 14 | The journey must have been a torment for them , though for me it was a merciful chaos of trudging along muddy roads , of running for shelter from German fighter planes , of waking in the cart caked with snow while my mother and grandmother strained at the shafts . |
| 15 | Stella 's illness must have been a godsend to you . ’ |
| 16 | ( The matchmaker must have been a cowboy . ) |
| 17 | The police began to believe that the dead man must have been a foreigner , killed on some ship visiting London 's river , his body disposed of in the darkness , leaving the ship to sail away . |
| 18 | Getting them out of bed must have been a miracle . |
| 19 | In the olden days , with no contraception to speak of , there were probably masses of women , especially the poor ones , to whom child-bearing must have been a penance which they were forced to endure because there was no way out . |
| 20 | The whole damned thing must have been a fake . ’ |
| 21 | There is no doubt that the owner of the horn must have been a person of considerable importance in his time . |
| 22 | His mother must have been a smasher , Agnes thought ; he does n't get those looks from our Harry . |
| 23 | This house must have been a lot to cope with . |