Example sentences of "[conj] must have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We pass some strangely shaped mountains that must have been volcanic plugs poking up through vast panoramas . |
| 2 | This was a messianic fervour that must have been similar to that possessed by the ancient zealots who died defending Masada against the Romans 2,000 years ago . |
| 3 | He 's in his late forties , tall , has a good deal of rather wild , greying hair , and a cardigan that must have been home-made . |
| 4 | ‘ Do you remember , ’ a typical conversation might begin , ‘ that time back in December of '59 when Waimea was unrideable and Greg Noll caught that wave that must have been thirty-foot plus ? ’ |
| 5 | It is a conclusion that must have been popular with the Department of the Environment which funded two of the studies . |
| 6 | Another thought the women looked ‘ tired and sad … dressed in gowns that must have been old on their grandmothers ’ , while the children were dressed in ‘ garments of nondescript purpose and size , but were generally chubby , and gay , as they frolicked in and out among the baskets , bundles , bedding , babies ’ chairs etc , piled waist-high on various parts of the platform' . |
| 7 | ( b ) She was 34 weeks pregnant and must have been anxious as to the health of her baby . |
| 8 | Below The horned dinosaurs had much more bend in each joint , and must have been rhino-like in gait . |
| 9 | He recorded a visit of several days to Thorndon , Lord Petre 's estate , where he collected many rare specimens and must have been delighted by the tapestry of exotic climbers woven through trellises at the back of the stoves ( see p. 55 ) . |
| 10 | She had pretty hair and must have been nice-looking when she was young . |
| 11 | Specialized ornithischians in the late Cretaceous were the remarkable duck-billed dinosaurs , animals that lost their front teeth and had arrays of tiny grinding teeth at the back of the jaw that were continually replaced , like those of the shark , and must have been able to cope with tough vegetation . |
| 12 | The conductor William Llewellyn may well have had a few sleepless nights but must have been proud of his singers . |
| 13 | The miners probably resented the intrusion but must have been fearful of the possible consequences of this calamity . |
| 14 | After five minutes , the Land Rover looked a hundred yards away , but must have been four hundred . |
| 15 | She looked forty but must have been younger , and was dressed entirely in black — for her brother who had died three years ago , they said . |
| 16 | The ‘ 116 was a most elegant machine , but must have been underpowered with its 240hp Hirth engines . |
| 17 | There were also remnants of late bluebells which were well past their best but must have been magnificent in spring . |