Example sentences of "must [vb infin] been about [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must have been about fifty summers old , his copper-coloured face was lined , his swept back hair silver-grey , but the moustache and the neatly clipped beard still showed traces of a golden youth . |
| 2 | Father was given the rod by friends at West Linton , near Edinburgh , and it must have been about fifty years old at least , when it came into my possession . |
| 3 | While visiting Wilton Abbey to see his prospective bride , Count Alan saw another lady who must have been about thirty years of age . |
| 4 | It must have been about two yards deep and three yards across . |
| 5 | ‘ My father tied with another man at an Old Newton furrow-drawing match : both had a quarter-inch deviation — it must have been about sixty years ago . |
| 6 | It must have been about four years ago we 'd come . |
| 7 | The date must have been about 12 May . ’ |
| 8 | The water came up to my cross-bar of my bike so it must have been about three feet deep . |
| 9 | No she still buys smooth erm I remember I must have been about three years old , it was when we were still up North and mummy was dashing out , it was breakfast time and she go easy on the peanut butter , there 's hardly any left . |
| 10 | Ealhfrith must have been about 20 years old at the time of the battle of the Winwaed , after which he became king of Deira , taking over the former territory of his cousin , Oethelwald . |
| 11 | ‘ There must have been about 30 pairs in the drawer but I just happened to pick the one with the money . |