Example sentences of "must have been [verb] out [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hon. Member for Dagenham must have been speaking out of turn at that time ; he has certainly been nobbled since . |
| 2 | ‘ Folk must have been swept out to sea . |
| 3 | Only later , when we saw the photographs , did we appreciate that Donnelly must have been magicked out of the car at the precise millisecond when the car exploded on impact . |
| 4 | ‘ Those carvings in the museum must have been tossed out with the rubble when they dug this place , ’ she suggested to Benny . |
| 5 | Only that she must have been holding out on him all these years , that she did have memories which she had covered up or , to give her the benefit of the doubt , conveniently forgotten about . |
| 6 | He must have been hiding out with Tanner , or gone round to scrounge a meal . ’ |
| 7 | An ordinary person must have been put out by this . |
| 8 | Both works exploit the possibilities of clever echo effects , and must have been performed out of doors , with each orchestra in a different place . |
| 9 | The major part of the nominee 's work must have been carried out in an academic institution in the UK or Republic of Ireland and the person must currently work in such an institution . |
| 10 | The major part of the nominee 's work must have been carried out in an academic institution in the UK or Republic of Ireland and the person must currently work in such an institution . |