Example sentences of "[vb past] he must [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 The ugly weal across his throat told its own story of why he was unable to say what had happened , although the gamekeeper believed he must have been swept from his horse by the low-lying branch of a tree .
2 BR rules stipulated he must stop immediately and notify the signalman .
3 During a match when a player goes down injured he must make the same decision but this time in the thick of the action with the crowd chanting and the referee looking at his watch .
4 Minutes later , when Grant estimated he must have covered a good quarter of a mile , he again saw a grey wall barring his passage in the torch beam up ahead .
5 She guessed he must get tired of his easy conquests .
6 ‘ ( 1 ) Where the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods less than he contracted to sell , the buyer may reject them , but if the buyer accepts the goods so delivered he must pay for them at the contract rate .
7 ( 3 ) Where the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods larger than he contracted to sell and the buyer accepts the whole of the goods so delivered he must pay for them at the contract rate .
8 William , who was already bored by court life in London and still found spoken English hard to follow , decided he must go to Ireland and take command in person .
9 Charles decided he must talk to her when the opportunity arose .
10 He felt the challenge again , and decided he must leave .
11 It was n't a suggestion but a statement of fact , and privately Robbie decided he must know some very unpleasant women .
12 When one of the fattest hailed him when he was out shopping he decided he must disassociate himself from that crowd .
13 Crawford had lost so much confidence before taking on the play that he decided he must live the part and put everything into it .
14 Although the opening batsman from Middlesbrough reported fit yesterday morning and had a net in anticipation of batting in Durham 's first innings , skipper David Graveney immediately decided he must heed his GP 's advice .
15 Although the opening batsman from Middlesbrough reported fit yesterday morning , and had a net in anticipation of batting in Durham 's first innings , skipper David Graveney immediately decided he must heed his GP 's advice .
16 He was not wearing wellingtons , just his working boots , but he decided he must have a look .
17 It was only when I did n't , and we 'd been making love without contraceptives for months and months , that I decided he must have been right . ’
18 She turned slowly to give him a long , searching look and decided he must have become expert at keeping his emotions on a tight rein .
19 Stephen perceived that he had no torch , or that if he had one he was n't bothering to use it , which meant he must know the moor well , as well perhaps as Stephen himself did .
20 Which meant he must have brought Claire up here .
21 Two years previously he had wanted to hit back at fate for the death of his three cousins ; now he was so joyful that he felt he must compensate in this sacrificial way .
22 Rhee felt he must maximise his support .
23 In order to persuade them , Richard Baxter felt he had to tell them of his concerns about the army and the reasons why he felt he must go .
24 He was so touched he felt he must go immediately to find her , however angry she and her family might be with him .
25 He was too tired for work but felt he must continue otherwise he would think back to Cranston 's words about Benedicta .
26 He had spent so much time with Eloise that he felt he must make love to his wife that night , however tired he felt .
27 Anderson felt he must speak , and said , ‘ We whites , by the way we have lived , are as responsible for the tragedy in our country . ’
28 She felt he must have a grudge of some kind against her and she felt very frightened .
29 Charles felt he must have heard Steen being interviewed at some stage on radio or television , because it was very familiar .
30 For swiftly , and with such adroitness that Fabia felt he must have done it many times before , in no time , and before she could blink , Lubor had caught her in his arms .
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