Example sentences of "must [verb] [been] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although one should not read too much into this , given that the families in the survey had at least one child in primary ( board ) school by definition , and therefore the oldest were sometimes the only ones of an age to be working , it can safely be said that the openings for girls in the printing trade must have been a godsend for low-income families with several children . |
| 2 | In 1923 the LNER was born , and the great variety of locomotives and coaching stock must have been a paradise for the enthusiast . |
| 3 | Well he star I think probably the first He must have been a joiner for a wee while before he was you were just asked to do this the same I suppose as any other job any other joiner job |
| 4 | He must have been a fool for her er , you know ? |
| 5 | The journey must have been a torment for them , though for me it was a merciful chaos of trudging along muddy roads , of running for shelter from German fighter planes , of waking in the cart caked with snow while my mother and grandmother strained at the shafts . |
| 6 | The undergrowth must have been a haven for vipers and the three men kept strictly to the path . |
| 7 | ‘ There must have been a reason for it , like not wanting anyone to know what was being carried aboard Titron . ’ |
| 8 | The Scarman Report commented on the turnover of staff in the mail order department in 1976 : ‘ many of the immigrant workers did not stay for very long : the threat of dismissal must have been an anxiety for many in the workforce . |
| 9 | Got back safe an safe and sound tt , was able to tell them all school about too , which really must have been an education for those since nobody had left the town , very far , anyway . |