Example sentences of "must [adv] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am a great fan of Ginny 's but I must admit I was upset to see this picture as Murphy must obviously be in pain . |
| 2 | If the soul 's fate was indeed predetermined , it followed that all human endeavour to bring about its salvation must necessarily be in vain . |
| 3 | One was that all people knew about me was that I was making trouble about the caravan site and a lot of them assumed that because it was at the bottom of my own garden , I must naturally be on ‘ their side ’ , whatever my political colour : that is , I wanted the site disbanded . |
| 4 | This must just be between us . |
| 5 | He knew the grey tide must already be at full flood on the other side . |
| 6 | He dreamed of the bloodied face with the girl 's hair swinging over it , and of Annabel 's children , and then he surfaced again and went for a walk through Covent Garden fruit market , where Mr. Jenkins must already be at work . |
| 7 | The circularity is now plain : to apply the definition , we must already be in a position to distinguish idiomatic from non-idiomatic expressions . |
| 8 | The property , it is thought , must already be in existence at the time when it was obtained . |
| 9 | Herein lies the problem : the wood needs to be of a species for which there is a ‘ master chronology ’ ( see p. 125 ) and there must normally be at least a hundred tree rings in the sample to be dated to ensure a unique match with the master pattern . |
| 10 | Applicants must normally be at least 18 years of age and should possess : |
| 11 | Where O or S passes are listed in the requirements for entry to a particular faculty or to a specific course , these must normally be at grades 1 , 2 or 3 for S grade , or grade C or better ( 7 or better from 1994 ) for O/GCSE . |
| 12 | She was about to extend an invitation when their visitor said , ‘ I must soon be on my way . |
| 13 | If ‘ appears ’ is the logical complement of ‘ thinks ’ , so that ‘ X appears φ to Y ’ means ‘ Y thinks X is φ ’ , then the thinking involved must somehow be on a different level , or something , to what we ordinarily understand by thinking . |
| 14 | I said , above , that if ‘ appears ’ is the logical complement of ‘ thinks ’ then ‘ the thinking involved must somehow be on a different level , or something , to what we ordinarily understand by thinking ’ . |
| 15 | As soon as he is shipped on board of a man-of-war he becomes as insignificant as a midshipman must unavoidably be from his humble situation . |
| 16 | First , the authority being held accountable must genuinely be in authority and , second , those who are holding it accountable should command the sanctions with which to make their wishes effective . |
| 17 | The ones I sent previously must still be chez . |
| 18 | Some of the remainder must still be at the Institute in Rome ; a delegation from the Venice Soprintendenza and Padua 's Eremitani Church , which owns the fragments , is due to travel to Rome shortly to resolve the problem . |
| 19 | You know that , ’ she replied , and discovered that Travis , more interested in his love-life than hers , wanted to talk about Rosemary and how much he missed seeing her and the fact that he had been so lonesome for her that he 'd phoned her flat several times yesterday evening and , receiving no reply , had realised she must still be at her parents ' home . |
| 20 | He realised then that the winner of the shooting prize must still be on his feet . |
| 21 | It sounds like the Sugarhill Gang must still be in Tokyo . |
| 22 | Notts County1 Coventry0 A BIZARRE goal two minutes from time against fellow-strugglers Coventry gave Notts County their first win in 16 games , though they must still be in grave danger of relegation . |
| 23 | For example , signs on billboards and in buses must still be in French only . |
| 24 | The common features of a course for future accountants , managers , bankers and teachers are to be found in the educational purposes of the academic study of literatures and languages — and where these include study of language it must still be in terms of common interests and not the sectional approach of linguistics for language teachers . |
| 25 | Julia , his bridle , I think , must still be in the tack room . |
| 26 | You must still be in shock . |
| 27 | He must still be in dere … ’ |
| 28 | Must still be in there somewhere . |
| 29 | It is too easy to lose control when one lives alone ; the aim must always be to be ‘ alone but not lonely ’ . |
| 30 | The part of the surround which is adjacent to the fire opening must always be of non-combustible material , such as marble or tiles . |