Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] he must be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But after a while he began to accept that what I told him must be true . |
| 2 | I said ( I was shocked , because from what he had said about other things , I thought he must be Labour , I knew he had been a Communist once ) , I 'd rather we had the New People than poor people . |
| 3 | She thought he must be disappointed that she was n't going home , and realised in dismay that she 'd wanted him to be glad to know she was staying . |
| 4 | ‘ N … no problema , ’ she rattled so nervously she thought he must be able to smell her fear . |
| 5 | She was too embarrassed to look at David , but she knew he must be amused . |
| 6 | ‘ At first , ’ Saunders said , ‘ we thought he must be dead . |
| 7 | He attempted to plead insanity , but did it so effectively that they concluded he must be sane . |
| 8 | Remembering his own thoughts as he walked towards the door last night , not knowing it was Laura , thinking it was Alexandra and feeling his freewheeling lifestyle threatened , his macho image slightly dented , he realized he must be mad . |
| 9 | When he saw me running he thought he must be late , and he started to run , too . |
| 10 | At least , he thought , he supposed he must be grateful that she was not a complete agoraphobic like her mother . |