Example sentences of "must have [be] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it must have been over a hundred years old the cottage was still on the edge of the village simply because there was no building land beyond it . |
| 2 | Now , if that were right , that is , here 's our bodily bit here , that 's what individuates them , right , Socrates is shorter than Plato , Plato is a bit taller than Socrates , Socrates has funny bulgy eyes , erm Plato must have been rather a normal looking person , a variety of things that differentiate them , but they 're not different in respect of being human beings . |
| 3 | Charles , then , was the second brother to be left a widower , after Thomas ; the domestic burden thus falling upon him and his remaining daughters must have been rather a daunting one , including the need to feed , control and educate young Ben , then only nine years old . |
| 4 | ‘ There must have been just a small problem of logistics . |
| 5 | ‘ It all seemed to go on for a long time , but it must have been just a few seconds . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ There must have been quite a few since Lucia and Michele . ’ |
| 7 | sticks , erm , there must have been quite a few schools for girls |
| 8 | It must have been only a 7.65 that got him . |