Example sentences of "must have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She must 've made a mistake — Marie said she 'd write to me . |
| 2 | The downstairs was inches deep in sherry bottles , newspapers , strange men 's shoes , and someone must 've lit a fire in the kitchen because there was a big black patch on the floor , as if a rocket had taken off . |
| 3 | It , it must 've cost a fortune , because er extra because of all the hotel accommodation we had to have as well . |
| 4 | Maxie Carlo must 've cracked a joke . |
| 5 | If this were so then these other clubs must have breathed a sigh of relief when City 's books were not produced . |
| 6 | Mike Gatting presented , and in the pre-match interviews he stressed that it was very , very hot , and I swear Gatt must have lost a stone just standing out in the middle talking about the pitch . |
| 7 | ‘ And take something for yourself ; you must have lost a day 's trading to chase after us . ’ |
| 8 | Since he did not have the physical strength of most of the others , this was important for him and must have contributed a lot to his effectiveness . |
| 9 | I think we must have missed a briefing from |
| 10 | He bought all the most fantastic " unrealistic " fiction he could find and afford ; by the rules they must have hidden a clue away in it " somewhere . |
| 11 | Indirectly this must have represented a challenge to the influence of Aethelred of Mercia in the East Saxon region . |
| 12 | They must have heard a lot of wonderful music-making . |
| 13 | I must have heard a car door slam , or something . ’ |
| 14 | But in Beijing on March 25th , as he plodded through a three-hour speech at the opening session of China 's annual parliament , the National People 's Congress , some at least of the 3,000 delegates must have felt a twinge of sympathy . |
| 15 | ‘ She must have liked a book of mine , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Lomax must have scored a lung shot , Curtis observed clinically . |
| 17 | Although there was no common intention expressed by the parties at Geneva , he deduces their intention from the wording of the Protocol : the opening words of Article 1 of Protocol II , the fact that the rebels must have achieved a degree of organisation before the Protocol can be activated , and Article 6 ( 5 ) of the Protocol all demonstrate an intent to bind both sides to the conflict . |
| 18 | I must have destroyed a bomber ! |
| 19 | To obtain this you must have flown a minimum of 35 hours and there are medical exams and ground exams to be taken . |
| 20 | Despite this , the new market must have met a demand as its performance was soon outpacing the FTSE 100 index . |
| 21 | But it was solid silver — and the inscription must have cost a bit as well . |
| 22 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to build , ’ said Maud . |
| 23 | She was standing amidst a pile of bouquets , mostly pink and red roses which must have cost a fortune at this season , and chrysanthemums . |
| 24 | The holly , being the sort of holly that is sold on street corners in London at this time of year , must have cost a fortune and it did n't have berries on . |
| 25 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to have it taken apart piece by piece and reconstructed , but my Nico never hesitated . |
| 26 | I mean the carpet must have cost a fortune ! |
| 27 | Yet he could n't quite drum up the enmity that seemed necessary in the circumstances , and that fact quite pleased him , for it proved what an enduring thing male friendship was , even if Jim did look to him less than his old self , and over-dressed in foreigners ' plumes that must have cost a packet in duty , the jacket obviously being pure wool . |
| 28 | That must have cost a packet . |
| 29 | Must have cost a packet — and it 's not even my birthday . ’ |
| 30 | She did n't object when we went to eat in a trattoria where the food and wine must have cost a week 's dole . |