Example sentences of "must [verb] been quite a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Mixed marriage ’ seems such an outdated expression nowadays but at the turn of the century it must have been quite a sacrifice for both of them to make .
2 It must have been quite a shock when he turned up on the doorstep . ’
3 It must have been quite a shock for you all of a sudden to be dealing with millions of pounds on the budget .
4 is very clever to have got his weight down , and an 11-mile orienteering course at Silverdale must have been quite a testing expedition .
5 Well that must have been quite a mess .
6 Our press date prevents us giving details of this run but it must have been quite a spectacle if it went ahead as reported , and would have provided a fitting finale to an outstanding season of operations .
7 It must have been quite a spectacle though when the first combine came
8 It must have been quite a crash .
9 She 'd been writing for the NME , about David Cassidy and things like that but it must have been quite a struggle to get by .
10 She must have been quite a joker with that bantam on her head , pigeons fluttering noisily on her shoulders ; it had all been wonderful outdoor fun .
11 That must have been quite a bible lesson .
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