Example sentences of "[det] must have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Napoleon Bonaparte , Metternich , Napoleon III and Vittorio Emanuele II all visited the house , and each must have been impressed by the colossal Ionic columns that hold up the façade and hem in the doorway . |
| 2 | ‘ That must have been awful ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ That must have been awful for him because he loves his food . |
| 4 | That must have been awful . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ That must have been awful , ’ said Basil — Cherry again , now that he could talk about Men and the problems with them , dear ! |
| 6 | More recently I understand that Chris has had er had a very interesting , made a very interesting study of the French trade union movement , that must have been fascinating . |
| 7 | ‘ Goodness , that must have been exciting . |
| 8 | But that must have been later . ’ |
| 9 | Yeah , because he was in , paper , waste paper , and the fire insurance on that must have been colossal . |
| 10 | Well it 's just that dad said he passed a great big piece of wood , I said that must have been painful ! |
| 11 | That must have been some key phrase to establish identity . |
| 12 | Well I do n't know that must have been some clever fella to do it did n't he ? |
| 13 | ‘ That must have been old Mrs Rogers . |
| 14 | That must have been fun for her . |
| 15 | ‘ That must have been fun , ’ said Rincewind absently . |
| 16 | ‘ That must have been interesting , ’ said Julia and then , because it was obvious that Felicity did not want to talk about her war experiences , began to swap anodyne reminiscences with her . |
| 17 | says Clare about his native Helpston in the years after its enclosure , and that must have been true of most parishes that underwent the great transformation . |
| 18 | This must have been one of the more profitable periods in the mill 's history for , over the next few years , Wight installed steam power as well as a new water wheel . |
| 19 | ‘ This must have been one of the stupid ones , ’ said Nooty . |
| 20 | This must have been one hell of a shock , and you 're overwrought , that 's all . |
| 21 | This must have been irksome for them , but Mrs Webster accepted it as her war work with good grace . |
| 22 | Such stories as these must have been common in all religious communities , but the constant recurrence of these themes in Eadmer 's recollections leaves the impression that his thoughts , and those of the monks with whom he had lived since his infancy , were centred almost exclusively on their relics , and on the stories of the gifts , purchases , translations , and miracles associated with them . |