Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] must [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Why , my lord , when we were left alone — and I think if they had not been in such haste to move on they would not have left a man of us alive to tell the tale — we first tended the worst hurt , and took counsel , and decided we must take the news on to Ramsey , and also back here to Shrewsbury .
2 He felt the challenge again , and decided he must leave .
3 She turned slowly to give him a long , searching look and decided he must have become expert at keeping his emotions on a tight rein .
4 ‘ My husband and I have recently returned from our holiday in Czechoslovakia and felt I must write to say how much we enjoyed it .
5 He could hear Wolf in the blackness , coming closer , and knew he must distract Fox from hearing his approach , or Fox would drag them both back into the redness .
6 But her thoughts were brought to an abrupt end , as she descried two figures on their way up the path , and knew she must vacate the viewpoint for Rosie and her Francisco .
7 George , of Southdale Road , Wavertree , Liverpool , said today : ‘ I felt a sharp pain and thought I must have been been stung .
8 The superficial justification was that he was frightened of the emergence of a centre party , and thought he must try to pre-empt this .
9 The candidate must be proposed and seconded and after being proposed and seconded he must obtain the signatures of eight assentors , except in the case of a parish , town or community council election where assentors are not required .
10 He refused and said they must leave together .
11 But Stephanie stood there calm and healthy and said he must speak to Mrs Marriott .
12 A few minutes later he appeared and said he must go to her .
13 " He appeared disoriented , begged to be allowed to sleep , and said he must have been cured by an injection .
14 I gave him to Nonni who was clucking round the kitchen and said I must go and clean myself up .
15 ‘ Then yesterday , when I felt I was going to go mad if I did n't get something settled , I rang her and said I must see her privately . ’
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