Example sentences of "the [noun sg] must have [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If state officials perform a particular action , the elite must have had a goal which that action helps . |
| 2 | If we found an object such as a watch upon a heath , even if we did n't know how it had come into existence , its own precision and intricacy of design would force us to conclude that the watch must have had a maker : that there must have existed , at some time , and at some place or other , an artificer or artificers , who formed it for the purpose which we find it actually to answer ; who comprehended its construction , and designed its use . |
| 3 | The proviso of the key must have raised a few eyebrows . |
| 4 | The cat must have got a bigger shock . |
| 5 | This would mean that science could predict that the universe must have had a beginning , but that it could not predict how the universe should begin : For that , one would have to appeal to God . |
| 6 | As experimental and theoretical evidence mounted , it became more and more clear that the universe must have had a beginning in time , until in 1970 this was finally proved by Penrose and myself , on the basis of Einstein 's general theory of relativity . |
| 7 | The boy must have had a terrible time at school . |
| 8 | The eye must have had a designer , just as the telescope had . |
| 9 | The plaintiff must have had a genuine freedom of choice before the defence can be successfully raised against him . |
| 10 | The oolerinnen must have set a trap for me . |
| 11 | But with all the equipment at GCHQ the Government must have known a lot more than I did about the horrors . |
| 12 | On less tangible aspects the tour must have added a plus or two to the English rugby character , for there were problems with the itinerary , occasionally with the accommodation . |
| 13 | Although there was never a great deal of action , at one time the firm must have done a fair trade as old Mr. Talbot was reputed to be a very wealthy man . |
| 14 | From its size , the knife must have had a very specific use and may even have been a surgical instrument . |
| 15 | But it was solid silver — and the inscription must have cost a bit as well . |
| 16 | Why cut off one hand ? the Doctor wondered , before the reason struck him : the man must have carried a briefcase or similar object cuffed to his wrist , and his assailants had n't been willing to expend time on subtleties like lockpicking . |
| 17 | erm I think the city must have become a real mess , there were stores piled up everywhere , wood , coal , corn , often I think they had to build sort of , something to hold the corn , there 's a lot of the evidence for that in the college accounts certainly . |
| 18 | I really felt she had gone too far ; the book must have cost a small fortune . |
| 19 | At Charlton Mackerell ( right ) the carver must have mistaken a lighted candle for a flower in the bottom corner , when copying from a book |
| 20 | The magic must have skipped a generation , he suggested . |
| 21 | In the year 1184 , an event took place at the Palace which at the time must have sent a ripple through the whole country for Richard , Archbishop of Canterbury , the man who had succeeded Thomas Becket , died here at Halling . |
| 22 | I mean the carpet must have cost a fortune ! |