Example sentences of "must have [verb] [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The downstairs was inches deep in sherry bottles , newspapers , strange men 's shoes , and someone must 've lit a fire in the kitchen because there was a big black patch on the floor , as if a rocket had taken off . |
| 2 | They must 've got the idea from that , called Dave Tanner and got him to set you up … |
| 3 | If this were so then these other clubs must have breathed a sigh of relief when City 's books were not produced . |
| 4 | Then a woman in the street — the Via Monserato , between the Tiber and the Farnese Square , they talked about it so much , Mena and my grandmother , when I was little , I think they talked about it every day : Il Quartiere Papale , it does have a magnificent sound , has n't it ? and so much of it a slum ; the rich live above on the piani nobili , the ground floors and cellars are rented out to artisans ; my mother , who was brought up in those streets , says to know them you must have breathed the air in the evenings when the wine-shops are full and they are lighting charcoal braziers on the pavements ; she says I will go one day , but I think I know already — well , a woman in Mena 's street who sold salad greens knew the cook who worked for Anna and the prince round the corner and Mena was given things to do in the kitchen . |
| 5 | Siferwas must have completed the decoration of the Lectionary before 1408 , the year of the death of John , fifth Baron Lovell of Titchmarsh , who commissioned the manuscript for Salisbury Cathedral . |
| 6 | This meant that the jury must have accepted the defence in relation to one charge but not in relation to the other . |
| 7 | I must have accepted the prospect of this baby with a vengeance , if I were seriously thinking of knitting as a desirable occupation . |
| 8 | The headmistress let out a yell that must have rattled every window-pane in the building and for the second time in the last five minutes she shot out of her chair like a rocket . |
| 9 | Since he did not have the physical strength of most of the others , this was important for him and must have contributed a lot to his effectiveness . |
| 10 | This must have reinforced the terror of such places , as portrayed in Beowulf and the chronicles relating to St Guthlac . |
| 11 | I think we must have missed a briefing from |
| 12 | Eva has never been one to indulge in self pity but she must have missed the warmth of the Australian sun , and the family back home . |
| 13 | Surely there was an austere pride in the words of Thoreau when he wrote that he was regarded as the least important man in his village , and there is no doubt in my mind that he must have savoured the aroma of that rare emotion . |
| 14 | Indirectly this must have represented a challenge to the influence of Aethelred of Mercia in the East Saxon region . |
| 15 | Obviously , such a run of bad luck , after the fabulous start to the season , jolted the lads and their performance at Sidcombe must have warmed the hearts of those seven supporters who travelled to the game . |
| 16 | If this was not a government-inspired and briefed story , it must have warmed the cockles of the Ministry 's heart . |
| 17 | Somehow Florian 's words must have summoned the memory of that first time they had worked together , long years ago , and that sensation of a shadow falling on her had come from the past . |
| 18 | They must have heard a lot of wonderful music-making . |
| 19 | But you must have heard the criticism for things like the pile of bricks , the pile of carpet felt . |
| 20 | She was sitting with her back to him , and did not turn round even though she must have heard the sound of horse 's hooves on the hard pebbled path behind her . |
| 21 | Washington , who survived the defeat , must have noted the possibilities for irregular warfare . |
| 22 | But in Beijing on March 25th , as he plodded through a three-hour speech at the opening session of China 's annual parliament , the National People 's Congress , some at least of the 3,000 delegates must have felt a twinge of sympathy . |
| 23 | These last two must have felt the stirring of the soul at the sublime beauty which causes the peak experience , and because this sweetness came out of their own minds , theirs was the most intense emotion . |
| 24 | They must have felt the need for a farmer 's almanac and so started to keep a tally of days , which they recorded with special symbols . |
| 25 | But I must have felt the need for some support , because I found I 'd grabbed hold of one of my hammers — a geologist is always armed with a hammer — and when I got through to the back of the house he was there already , at the kitchen window . ’ |
| 26 | Victorian studio portraits , of course , rarely show us smiling or happy subjects ; but as master of the local school , church organist , registrar of births and deaths , secretary to the Women 's Friendly Society , stalwart of the Langport branch of the Ancient Order of Foresters and the local cricket club , Benjamin James must have felt the burden of responsibility resting heavily on his shoulders — and it shows in his face . |
| 27 | ‘ She must have liked a book of mine , ’ he said . |
| 28 | He must have liked the look of me because after a bit more discussion he said , ‘ Well , we 'll have to learn you to milk , and learn you to feed calves and the rest will follow on . |
| 29 | The long association of the priest with the ordeal , which took place after the accused had communicated or taken part in the eucharist , must have blurred the distinction between earthly and supernatural justice . |
| 30 | By 1955 export prices were down to world levels , a development which must have accelerated the scrapping of old plant . |