Example sentences of "[pers pn] must have [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 As for the library , the surviving books without a proper building to house them must have made a dismal appearance .
2 The story that one of them must have told a Daily Sketch reporter a year later was that sitting in a West End club and finding the cold unbearable they had decided to go somewhere warm .
3 I must have heard a car door slam , or something . ’
4 I must have destroyed a bomber !
5 I must have cut a handsome figure up there , black and glossy , and she could hardly fail to have been impressed .
6 I told Michael what he wanted to hear , pretty much , without actually promising anything , because I could tell he was going to make it easy for me He was falling asleep on my shoulder When he did , I slipped out from under him , picked up his sexy uniform , which did n't seem quite so sexy any more , and took his glider key off the chain Then I got dressed quick , holding the key in my teeth , and then I went over to the kite , but I must have made a noise ; because Michael woke up I looked back and saw him putting both feet in one leg of his trousers , calling my name , trying to back out of it
7 ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I must have made a mistake . ’
8 I must have paused a little to form my next phrase , for Mr Cardinal gave a sigh and said : ‘ I 'm only too aware of that , Stevens .
9 Yes , Yes , Yes : - ) I must have formed a mental block on the exact details due to the severe trauma involved !
10 So I had a market cornered and good access to American trips because I used to like writing about that , even though on the early stuff I must have affected a punk rock stance long after it was all over . ’
11 Because I suppose I must have appeared a bit untrustworthy , thought Caspar , what with working for the Gruagach and everything .
12 Some of the super models like Linda Whatsername have actually dyed their hair red , so I guess I must have set a trend ! .
13 I must have left a hole somewhere , because one has slipped through — straight into my heart . ’
14 I must have looked a little confused , for Miss Kenton then said : ‘ Mr Stevens , he really is in a poor state .
15 Between the Arch and the back of the Admiralty proper runs a small unnamed side-street which I must have passed a hundred times without really noticing .
16 I must have got a splinter in the engine , somewhere . ’
17 Martinho and I must have seemed a bad pair to him .
18 I think I must have taken a wrong turning somewhere , because we 're certainly not at Threlkeld , where we ought to be by now .
19 ‘ I think I must have aged a dozen years today , ’ she said .
20 er one thing or another , I must have spent a couple of thousand pounds on these photos .
21 I think I must have slept a little .
22 I must have had a fight every two days , ’ he said .
23 If it was Monday morning , I must have had a skinful the night before .
24 ‘ I 'm sorry , I must have had a bad dream and screamed in my sleep . ’
25 I must have had a death wish choosing that .
26 ‘ I think I must have caught a chill ;
27 When you 're going round the Fens , you must 've had a very early start in the morning , did you ?
28 You must have received a NEWOED1 form completed by the lexicographers and the New OED Computer Group Manager before starting .
29 You must have received a NEWOED1 form completed by the Lexicographers and the New OED Computer Group Manager before proceeding .
30 You must have received a NEWOED1 form completed by the Computer Group Manager before starting .
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