Example sentences of "he must [verb] been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He must have been a lunatic . ’ |
| 2 | He must have been a fool for her er , you know ? |
| 3 | We always see that aspect , but we forget that first he must have been a warrior too . |
| 4 | Earlier biographies tend to suffer from the ‘ he was a genius therefore he must have been a saint ’ syndrome . |
| 5 | Well he star I think probably the first He must have been a joiner for a wee while before he was you were just asked to do this the same I suppose as any other job any other joiner job |
| 6 | I think if I 'm just a splinter out of his head , then he must have been a bit like me , not much though . ’ |
| 7 | Under his guidance the little group shared his special feeling for Rembrandt , who painted Jewish faces from the Amsterdam ghetto with such humanity that Modigliani insisted he must have been a Jew . |
| 8 | He must have been a knock-out when he was young . |
| 9 | He must have been a Catholic , because he was gabbling Ave 's . |
| 10 | He must have been a stranger to the village , that was why she was telling him . |
| 11 | On the other hand , he must have been a disappointment to his dynastically inclined father and mother since he never showed any aspirations for political office despite their encouragement . |
| 12 | He appeared slight standing next to the sergeant major , although he must have been a shade over six feet himself . |