Example sentences of "it must have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though his extravagance was well rewarded , it must have placed a severe strain on the house 's finances . |
| 2 | Not that she begrudged her sister happiness , but it must have raised a few " if only 's " in her own mind . |
| 3 | In addition it must have passed a special resolution making itself ‘ exempt ’ and that resolution may not be passed if it is a public company , a banking or insurance company or an authorised person under the Financial Services Act . |
| 4 | It must have looked a beautiful sight ! |
| 5 | But on a rainy March afternoon in 1988 it must have seemed a million miles from home . |
| 6 | ‘ I was saying that it must have seemed a terrible invasion of your privacy to find a pair of binoculars locked on your deck earlier . ’ |
| 7 | It must have seemed a heaven-sent opportunity with Mrs Figgis-Hewett shouting about breach of promise — if heaven sent is the word , ’ added Rose hastily , ‘ and our Mr Pipkin shouting about his rights . ’ |
| 8 | It must have seemed a pardonable exaggeration in the political rhetoric of a young man who had joined the British Fascisti Ltd on 6 December 1923 and had seen the brave hopes of the movement degenerate into a crackpot collection of factions and rivalry by the 1930s . |
| 9 | I 'm afraid it must have upset a great many people at Thrush Green during the past hour . ’ |
| 10 | BUDDY REYNOLDS ( Sound Off ) , October 27 ) it must have taken a real strike of genius to suggest that The Levellers ' manager bar their so called ‘ crusties ’ from their gigs . |
| 11 | BUDDY REYNOLDS ( Sound Off ) , October 27 ) it must have taken a real strike of genius to suggest that The Levellers ' manager bar their so called ‘ crusties ’ from their gigs . |
| 12 | It must have taken a long time . |
| 13 | So it must have taken a long while ? |
| 14 | It must have taken a full five seconds for him to crumple Des , but he needs another three to get moving , and by then I 'm at his side . |
| 15 | The excavator , David Neal , could not explain this as merely for domestic use and concluded that it must have had a public function . |