Example sentences of "must have [vb pp] a lot " in BNC.
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1 | Since he did not have the physical strength of most of the others , this was important for him and must have contributed a lot to his effectiveness . |
2 | They must have heard a lot of wonderful music-making . |
3 | It must have cost a lot of money to go for that amount of time ? |
4 | It must have cost a lot at the start but they |
5 | But they must have cost a lot |
6 | I think he must have eaten a lot of it , though if it tasted anything like it smelt it must have been vile . |
7 | ‘ They are doing it for you and the children. : This must have saved a lot of misery , as she was really listened to . |
8 | I think she must have seen a lot of things at that time which had made her the way she was , seen things in the blackout and in the underground stations . |
9 | Er yes , I s suspect they must have paid a lot of money to have that done too . |
10 | That was another oft-told story in our family because it must have meant a lot in those days , owning your own house instead of paying rent to a landlord . |
11 | But with all the equipment at GCHQ the Government must have known a lot more than I did about the horrors . |
12 | ‘ They must have had a lot of replies , ’ said Penelope . |
13 | Well they must have had a lot of bottle . |
14 | Pete must have watched a lot of Open University programmes on the outside . |
15 | They must have sold a lot of tickets . |
16 | ‘ It must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent , ’ she called down the hatch to let him know she was back . |
17 | But Saddam had to just play the whole game , and er , he must have got a lot of propaganda out of this , must n't he ? |
18 | He must have spent a lot of time out in the sun — running ? |
19 | Clare was , well , desirable to say the bloody least , and they must have spent a lot of time together writing speeches , or whatever it is politicians do . |
20 | I 'm sure you must have thought a lot about who killed Dominic . ’ |
21 | Well she must have thought a lot of |