Example sentences of "they must have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they must have cost a lot |
| 2 | They must have heard a lot of wonderful music-making . |
| 3 | Individually or collectively , they must have made a decision to keep their wits about them for the committee meeting . |
| 4 | ‘ But they must have made a mistake — that ca n't possibly be right ! ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | No they must have had a cylinder there already . |
| 7 | ‘ I thought they must have had a quarrel , ’ Brand said , and I had the impression he was n't heartbroken about it . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ They must have had a lot of replies , ’ said Penelope . |
| 11 | Well they must have had a lot of bottle . |
| 12 | They must have had a key , then ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ If somebody killed him they must have had a motive , but what ? |
| 14 | Er yes , I s suspect they must have paid a lot of money to have that done too . |
| 15 | Clare was , well , desirable to say the bloody least , and they must have spent a lot of time together writing speeches , or whatever it is politicians do . |
| 16 | Having trouble with both these pens today , I left them in the car last night , I think they must have got a bit cold . |
| 17 | They must have got a rocket from manager , Brian Horton . |
| 18 | They must have got a piggy bank somewhere . |
| 19 | They must have sold a lot of tickets . |