Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [be] [noun sg] for [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | It must have been murder for our mum . ’ |
2 | It must have been hell for you . |
3 | There was a strange moment then , when he knew the bastard was still in the room , still watching him , and all he could do was wait for him to leave . |
4 | ( However , Peter Burge , the former Australian batsman who was the ICC 's match referee throughout this series , said afterwards that there would have been time for one over if a wicket had fallen in the same Tufnell over . ) |
5 | I wonder how he would have done in today 's game , do you think there would have been room for him today ? |