Example sentences of "must have been a [num] " in BNC.
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1 | That must have been a one off . |
2 | The place was heaving when we arrived ; there must have been a thousand people squashed into the confines of the Blue Angel club , all waiting to do three minutes for Les Cox and his production team , sitting invisibly beyond the strong footlights on the small stage . |
3 | There must have been a hundred of them — three flocks together — scrabbling over the stones , stretching out their necks and bleating . |
4 | She must have been a hundred miles away , she realised , trying to get her thoughts together . |
5 | And there must have been a hundred copies of a pamphlet on the campaign against street trading in animals . |
6 | We reckon there must have been a hundred at the meal . |
7 | There must have been a dozen rotundas , each displaying blow-ups of contemporary newspaper clippings , photographs , posters , etc . |
8 | We lay side by side on the floor all over the house — there must have been a dozen or more of us , including nice old Ma Mi who was delighted to see us . |
9 | It must have been a dozen years since they were last used . |
10 | There must have been a dozen people seated round the huge polished table , but she barely noticed any one of them as she opened the door and was confronted by the sight of Luke Calder . |
11 | To his absolute delight the first trap had held what must have been a seven pound salmon , plus a couple of mullet which he had ignored . |
12 | It must have been a million-to-one chance for him to hit the car right in the middle . ’ |