Example sentences of "it must have [be] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have been a bit of a culture shock for him . |
| 2 | It must have been a bit painful . |
| 3 | It must have been a bit of a shock to her . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought it must have been a road block because one said to the other : ‘ Go for it ’ and they speeded up . |
| 5 | In the morning , Jack related his experience to his wife who listened sympathetically but reassured him that it must have been a nightmare . |
| 6 | It must have been a truce . |
| 7 | It must have been a relief when trams were never once mentioned at his Blackpool interview ! |
| 8 | It must have been a relief to everyone who knew her when , in 1414 , she started from Yarmouth on her pilgrimage to the Holy Land . |
| 9 | It must have been a shock , her turning up out of the blue like that . |
| 10 | ‘ It must have been a shock to you to find Terry Place there ? ’ |
| 11 | It must have been a shock . |
| 12 | ‘ It must have been a shock , realising that she too was accountable for what she 'd done . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It must have been a shock to Miss Garland , coming so soon after her father 's death . ’ |
| 14 | It must have been a shock to you . ’ |
| 15 | No doubt it appealed to his vanity and his ambition to be regarded as more than a mere fiddler ; but after a harrowing year it must have been a decision he bitterly regretted . |
| 16 | its inflation must be no more than 1.5 per cent than the average of the lowest three inflation rates in the EMS ; 2. its long-term interest rates must be no more than 2 per cent than the average of the lowest three member countries ' rates ; 3. it must have been a member of the narrow band of fluctuation for at least two years , without a realignment ; 4. its budget deficit must be no larger than 3 per cent of GDP ; 5. its National Debt must not exceed 60 per cent of GDP . |
| 17 | I suppose it must have been a portion , ’ he said uncertainly , feeling that the word was wrong . |
| 18 | It must have been a lightning strike . |
| 19 | Such conditions are all too rare today ( works bought for public institutions like the Tate disappear from view for decades together ) , and it must have been a factor in the decision of some artists to give in the first place . |
| 20 | It must have been a wrench to give some of it up , but you had a choice ; I never had a choice . ’ |
| 21 | I put it to Andy that it must have been a blow when they split in 1988 , but he , ever the voice of reason , says , ‘ There was no point in trying to keep them together , it had gone as far as they wanted it to go and they wanted to do something different . |
| 22 | ‘ Then it must have been a ghost , ’ said Betty , and clearly wished she had n't . |
| 23 | It is only now clear to me that in actual fact it must have been a day later . |
| 24 | It must have been a day or two afterwards that she had seen the picture . |
| 25 | My sister thought it must have been a mistake , and kept the pound notes in case he came back for them . |
| 26 | In any case , it must have been a question of degree . |
| 27 | ‘ But , ’ Paula hesitated , then went on , ‘ it must have been a massacre when you evaded that truck . |
| 28 | At one time it must have been a waiting room for clients . |
| 29 | It must have been a lot . |
| 30 | I imagine it must have been a cypress tree since they prune the lower branches leaving a swordlike edge sticking up . |