Example sentences of "must [vb infin] [verb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My horse went down a couple of times when we were riding along a shallow river The hooves must 've turned up the mud at the bottom and I 'm sorry but no amount of expert preparation can help you keep cool when a 500lb horse goes down on you . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The speed of descent must have cut down the exposure to any residual gas since he felt none of the earlier weirdness as he approached the still sealed engine room door . |
| 4 | The water really is n't that hot , usually , but my other one was fiddling with the boiler earlier — he must have turned up the thermostat . |
| 5 | In her haste to get away , she must have bundled up the documents and ledgers that she had been working on and brought them back with her . |
| 6 | The trio were modifying the trolley with implements they must have brought in the pockets of the golf-bags . |
| 7 | We must help to clear up the confusion , dismantle — where appropriate — the weapons and assist in the disposal of the fissile material . |