Example sentences of "must [vb infin] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must knock your legs from under you , pound the breath from your body . |
| 2 | He does n't seem to be embarrassed by anything , except when you try to provoke him by telling him that surely he must thump his desk once in a while , or that although he says that a record company exists ‘ to guide your artists ’ most of them must hate him at some point . |
| 3 | A pilot who must restrict his flying to perfect weather and clear skies will find his aircraft tied to the ground for most of the year , but if he has the ability to control his aircraft accurately whatever the weather , and is qualified to fly confidently from airport to airport under instrument flying conditions , only the very worst weather , fog , ice or severe thunderstorms will restrict his plans . |
| 4 | The organisation is highly democratic , for lay readers are elected and then must consult their members in decision-making . |
| 5 | If you miss a period you must consult your doctor as soon as possible . |
| 6 | if you have any doubts about your present health , you must consult your doctor beforehand . |
| 7 | All this ‘ I must consult my brother ’ was nonsense . |
| 8 | Again Balfour 's account is in substantial agreement , although he adds the gloss that when , at one stage in his summing up he referred to his assumption that Asquith would not serve under either Law or Lloyd George , Asquith intervened to say that he had not gone quite so far as that ; he must consult his friends before giving a final answer . |
| 9 | You must think your way forward , cutting through the peripheral material , to arrive at the heart of your subject . |
| 10 | He swooped about , holding an imaginary partner , and John said to Anne , ‘ You must think my family are cracked . ’ |
| 11 | But you must think my displeasure the heaviest thing that can befall you . |
| 12 | ‘ That bloke must think his petrol consumption is up the spout , ’ Gary remarked , looking at the gauge . |
| 13 | Sir Frank now feels it would be wrong to stop Rolls-Royce engines and other components going to Blohm and Voss ; along , of course , with the engineers who must oversee their installation in the frigates . |
| 14 | The Social Democrat , Lord Kennet , the first opponent of research to speak , said : ‘ Those who say that this full-stop-sized mini-blob is not a human being must answer which part of the question they object to : human or being ? |
| 15 | ‘ Before I go , ’ said Lord Henry , ‘ you must answer my question , Basil . |
| 16 | ‘ You must answer my question first , ’ he said , his eyes on hers . |
| 17 | ‘ It is in the House of Commons that governments must build their majorities . |
| 18 | We must build our Darcy 's Utopia before it is too late . |
| 19 | The facts on which you must build your argument are scattered throughout the statement of the problem in what the examiner thinks is flowing English , but which is sometimes anything but clear . |
| 20 | subordinates who must coordinate their activities can not agree about how things should be done ; or |
| 21 | So the criminals move freely around the galaxy , pursing their profession , and the FedPol must swallow its frustration and hope one day to be in the right place at the right time to catch a big-time wrong-doer in the act . |
| 22 | Bathsheba knew she must swallow her pride , and called to Laban , who was waiting at the gate . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , this suggestion by Rees does contain one useful pointer : if managers are non-altruistic , controls on them must influence their pay in order to affect performance . |
| 24 | The people who manufacture and sell goods and services must want their custom and must understand its value . |
| 25 | I must want my head tested sorting mail all day when I could be picking up wads of it on the lorries . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ she wailed , ‘ he must want his bag urgently to send for Eddie , ’ and then , irrelevantly , ‘ Why are n't you at work , Rose ? ’ |
| 27 | To win , you must throw your opponent , ideally on his back ; or dispose of him on the ground with an armlock , strangle or 30 second hold . |
| 28 | ‘ At the very least , ’ it says , ‘ Microsoft must enhance its credibility on the server side to maintain its desktop position . ’ |
| 29 | It extends up and over all but the highest mountains , between whose feet all main roads and railroads must thread their way . |
| 30 | Even the celibate woman who cleans the altar linens , vestments and vessels , must cover her hands when she handles these sacred things , lest she pollute them by her touch . |