Example sentences of "[pers pn] must have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | You must have got a wee since that . |
| 32 | She must 've made a mistake — Marie said she 'd write to me . |
| 33 | But she i if they say she 's made a payment , she must have made a payment . |
| 34 | He , too , checked with the police and rang back to confirm that Derek had not been arrested and that he felt she must have made a mistake . |
| 35 | She waited a moment for the signal to appear somewhere on the grid , then leaned forward to key the search sequence again , thinking she must have made a mistake . |
| 36 | She must have made a mistake herself . |
| 37 | ‘ She must have liked a book of mine , ’ he said . |
| 38 | I think she must have seen a lot of things at that time which had made her the way she was , seen things in the blackout and in the underground stations . |
| 39 | Well she must have paid a bit off . |
| 40 | She must have taken a knife to push the cord through , she said , there was hardly any room for it . |
| 41 | ‘ When I got back I found I had left the garden door a little ajar ; she must have taken a chill . |
| 42 | Once they heard her say , ‘ But Harry , you ca n't keep on — ’ And then she must have put a hand over the mouthpiece , because they did not hear anything else until , suddenly , another voice spoke . |
| 43 | From the length of it , she must have had a truck waiting outside the check-out . |
| 44 | She must have had a life apart from what we know about and she 's living it , ’ she concluded , lamely . |
| 45 | She must have had a posting , or else obtained her demob while I was still at Binbrook , because I have a distinct memory of Sheila hammering nails into this crate before despatching it to her new destination , and scornfully refusing all help from J. , who was standing by with the hammer and nails . |
| 46 | Well she must have thought a lot of |
| 47 | I think we must have missed a briefing from |
| 48 | But they must have cost a lot |
| 49 | They must have heard a lot of wonderful music-making . |
| 50 | Individually or collectively , they must have made a decision to keep their wits about them for the committee meeting . |
| 51 | ‘ But they must have made a mistake — that ca n't possibly be right ! ’ |
| 52 | He bought all the most fantastic " unrealistic " fiction he could find and afford ; by the rules they must have hidden a clue away in it " somewhere . |
| 53 | No they must have had a cylinder there already . |
| 54 | ‘ I thought they must have had a quarrel , ’ Brand said , and I had the impression he was n't heartbroken about it . ’ |
| 55 | I think they must have had a bleeper on my car ; I never checked , and they 'd have taken it away when they caught up — damn it , it 's what I 'd have done : a simple radio bleeper with a magnet , you can stick it on in two seconds . |
| 56 | Henry could not quite work out why , since her pleasantness was not always followed by a request for money or some other favour ; perhaps she was remembering something he had quite forgotten , an incident during their courtship perhaps ( they must have had a courtship ) or a Henry , now lost to Henry himself , who could have inspired feelings such as pleasure . |
| 57 | ‘ They must have had a lot of replies , ’ said Penelope . |
| 58 | Well they must have had a lot of bottle . |
| 59 | They must have had a key , then ! ’ |
| 60 | ‘ If somebody killed him they must have had a motive , but what ? |