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 . ’
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