Example sentences of "he must [verb] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must 've broken the other arm because the next day he had both arms in plaster . |
| 2 | He thought of the calls he must make to tell the other T'ang , but for the moment he felt no impulse towards action . |
| 3 | He must have heard the racing results at six o'clock . |
| 4 | When he did n't move or give any indication that he knew she was there at all — although he must have heard the car draw up and , unless he was deaf , the car door slam — she marched across to him . |
| 5 | He must have loved the faithless Melanie very deeply to be so bitter over losing her . |
| 6 | ‘ No , I came to the conclusion that he must have gone the other way , along the track leading to the road . ’ |
| 7 | On retiring to bed Vic 's last action is normally to detach a book from Marjorie 's nerveless fingers , tuck her arms under the covers and turn out her bedside lamp , but he must have neglected the first of these chores last night , or perhaps Enjoy Your Menopause was concealed under the coverlet . |
| 8 | He must have sensed the connection in his bones , for Gerard , the man of the people and one of the Chartist delegates , turns out to be a descendant of the last Abbot of Mamey , and the rightful heir to Mowbray Castle , a claim that defies all legal and moral description . |
| 9 | He must have seen the look in my eyes . |
| 10 | He must have seen the laughter die in her eyes , for he said tonelessly , ‘ I see . ’ |
| 11 | He had kissed her because he must have seen the invitation written on her face . |
| 12 | He must have seen the blaze of fury in Sophie 's eyes , but , ignoring it , he added smilingly , ‘ Fate seems to have taken a hand in our affairs . ’ |
| 13 | He must have liked the sound it made because he gave it another couple for luck ; my courage rising , too , I gave it two more . |
| 14 | He must have liked the look of me because after a bit more discussion he said , ‘ Well , we 'll have to learn you to milk , and learn you to feed calves and the rest will follow on . |
| 15 | Not only that , but he must have swallowed the large Garry Dog I had on the line , which must have floated down in an unrestricted way to him . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Especially when he must have guessed the kind of reception he 'd get . ’ |
| 17 | He must have made the whole thing up from start to finish . |
| 18 | He did not reply to the letter I left on his desk until months later , by which time he must have overcome the initial shock my flight must surely have caused him . |
| 19 | ‘ Once he was satisfied — and I feel sure that he must have consulted the lady concerned since she , after all , is the person who has to wear it — he ordered it . ’ |
| 20 | in the local press joked that if he had done all the write-up said then he must have joined the police when he , was about 7 ! |
| 21 | he must have stopped the felt tip . |
| 22 | Surely there was an austere pride in the words of Thoreau when he wrote that he was regarded as the least important man in his village , and there is no doubt in my mind that he must have savoured the aroma of that rare emotion . |
| 23 | Who he was she could n't say , because the room was too dark , but he must have left the front door open and the wind must have caught it and made it shut with a crash . |
| 24 | He must have left the study shortly after herself , and practically sprinted up here . |
| 25 | ‘ Not yet , ’ she replied , realising from that comment that he must have informed the garage of her name and the hotel she was staying at . |
| 26 | She smiled and relaxed a little , even though he was sure that he must have used the joke on her before . |
| 27 | I think he must have taken the key for my cottage from the board by the kitchen door . |
| 28 | He must have taken the force of it on his shoulder , it does n't swing very smoothly . |
| 29 | He must have taken the bucket outside but when he returned Robyn was still struggling furiously with the unfamiliar catch . |
| 30 | Dunwoody 's day started badly with a fall on Gambling Royal and , setting out on Remittance Man for the Mumm Melling Chase , he must have had the fences more than usually in mind . |