Example sentences of "must have [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have worn Christy out . |
| 2 | You must have lost count of the number of men who have seen your charms . ’ |
| 3 | Staring at her reflection , she realised she must have lost weight . |
| 4 | She must have lost consciousness . |
| 5 | Then I must have lost consciousness . ’ |
| 6 | When we called , he replied , although he soon must have lost consciousness . |
| 7 | Furthermore there is no qualifying period during which the applicant must have received maintenance from the deceased . |
| 8 | Charles felt he must have heard Steen being interviewed at some stage on radio or television , because it was very familiar . |
| 9 | She does n't , of course , mention it , but as a researcher living among the Masai she must have become part of the total social fact herself . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It would therefore follow that unless Molla Yegan were using the title though in fact an ex-kadi , he must have become kadi again in the years alter returning with Molla Gurani . |
| 12 | On these figures , Felix must have become bishop by 631 at the latest , so that three years before this gives 628 for the slaying of Eorpwald , whose conversion would have followed very rapidly indeed on Eadwine 's and his assassination very swiftly on his conversion . |
| 13 | A freak result — nerves — you must have written gibberish . |
| 14 | This psychology must have served capitalism at least as well as a desire for the things of the market . |
| 15 | Her face must have registered dismay at having to tell Peter what had happened , for he gave a narrow smile . |
| 16 | But , you know , a lot of those repeats get huge audiences , and th they must have repeated Dad 's Army , and 'Ello , 'Ello about fourteen hundred times , but they still get enormous ratings , those programmes . |
| 17 | The mantle currently being sampled at a distal ocean island must have undergone fractionation of U/Pb when it was located close to a cooling ridge ( in the case of Madeira ) or a cooling plume head ( in the case of the Cameroon line ) . |
| 18 | Miller must have sent word to Bartram that Figures of Plants would be coming , as , in April 1755 , only one month after initial publication , John Bartram wrote to express grateful anticipation . |
| 19 | The advance and subsequent retreat of the ice sheets , through their concomitant fall and rise in sea level , must have caused extinction and recolonisation in some areas : separation and reunion of populations in others ( Cambridge and Kitching , 1982 ) . |
| 20 | The failure finally to secure 18 pubs from Bass , which would have boosted Hoskin 's estate to 29 , must have dented market confidence , a confidence that needs to be regained if they are not to be swallowed by one of the many new thrusting pub retailers actively seeking new acquisitions . |
| 21 | When numbers of priestesses dressed in this way and danced themselves to a pitch of religious ecstasy , the sight must have inspired awe among the beholders . |
| 22 | So then er er one morning the there was a very heavy swell on and the anchor must have given way and it w we saw the mine floating away towards Tiree so where it went after that we never heard . |
| 23 | ‘ Surely your mother 's absence must have given rise to a great deal of discussion and speculation in the family — at the time , and afterwards . ’ |
| 24 | Secondly , that transfer must have given rise to rights in the individual who makes it . |
| 25 | But the fact that the attempt had been made at all must have given credibility to Gloucester 's claim that the Woodvilles were prepared to use force in pursuit of their ends . |
| 26 | Even if , as Mancini thought , not all the details of these ‘ plots ’ commanded belief , the Woodvilles ' background of aggressive opportunism must have given credibility to the claim that they intended to dominate the young king . |
| 27 | But the fact that the attempt had been made at all must have given credibility to Gloucester 's claim that the Woodvilles were prepared to use force in pursuit of their ends . |
| 28 | Even if , as Mancini thought , not all the details of these ‘ plots ’ commanded belief , the Woodvilles ' background of aggressive opportunism must have given credibility to the claim that they intended to dominate the young king . |
| 29 | GUIL : We must have gone north , of course . |
| 30 | Pupils must be aged between 13 and 18 years and must have studied French for at least three years . |