Example sentences of "must [adv] [be] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first frenzy of sweeping up matter is over , so that the betraying torrent of hard radiation is no longer so obvious ; but nevertheless matter must still be falling into the hole . |
| 2 | He must still be basking in the afterglow of their lovemaking — and was no doubt a little shocked by its unexpectedness — Ashley thought , as the track gave way to the lane and his silence continued . |
| 3 | My doctor tells me that leg of his must still be hurting like the devil . |
| 4 | In addition the rights must still be subsisting at the date of the court 's order ( Kirkwood v Johnson ( 1979 ) 38 P & CR 392 ) . |
| 5 | Consider the immense resources available to our nation , consider the British soldiers who must now be converging on the mutinous Indian plains from every part of the Empire . |
| 6 | The Spanish government may , of course , be hoping in the long term to be able to buy at least part of this collection at favourable rates ; otherwise it must simply be gambling on the Thyssen collection being a sufficiently spectacular and alluring feather in the cultural cap of the capital over the next ten years to make its considerable investment worthwhile . |
| 7 | Those who hope the discovery of commercial qualities of oil off the coastline of Wales will usher in an era of employment and prosperity , must surely be reflecting on the price being paid by the Shetland islanders in the wake of the Braer disaster . |