Example sentences of "[pron] must have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the library , the surviving books without a proper building to house them must have made a dismal appearance . |
| 2 | The story that one of them must have told a Daily Sketch reporter a year later was that sitting in a West End club and finding the cold unbearable they had decided to go somewhere warm . |
| 3 | I must have heard a car door slam , or something . ’ |
| 4 | I must have destroyed a bomber ! |
| 5 | I must have cut a handsome figure up there , black and glossy , and she could hardly fail to have been impressed . |
| 6 | I told Michael what he wanted to hear , pretty much , without actually promising anything , because I could tell he was going to make it easy for me He was falling asleep on my shoulder When he did , I slipped out from under him , picked up his sexy uniform , which did n't seem quite so sexy any more , and took his glider key off the chain Then I got dressed quick , holding the key in my teeth , and then I went over to the kite , but I must have made a noise ; because Michael woke up I looked back and saw him putting both feet in one leg of his trousers , calling my name , trying to back out of it |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I must have made a mistake . ’ |
| 8 | I must have made an impression ! ’ |
| 9 | I must have paused a little to form my next phrase , for Mr Cardinal gave a sigh and said : ‘ I 'm only too aware of that , Stevens . |
| 10 | Then she slumped back in her chair , mouthing the nicotine-dosed chewing gum she used instead of cigarettes , and I thought I must have imagined an intensity of which she was surely incapable . |
| 11 | Yes , Yes , Yes : - ) I must have formed a mental block on the exact details due to the severe trauma involved ! |
| 12 | So I had a market cornered and good access to American trips because I used to like writing about that , even though on the early stuff I must have affected a punk rock stance long after it was all over . ’ |
| 13 | Because I suppose I must have appeared a bit untrustworthy , thought Caspar , what with working for the Gruagach and everything . |
| 14 | She said she was sure I must have missed an English Christmas abroad all these years . |
| 15 | Some of the super models like Linda Whatsername have actually dyed their hair red , so I guess I must have set a trend ! . |
| 16 | ‘ I must have left a hole somewhere , because one has slipped through — straight into my heart . ’ |
| 17 | I must have looked a little confused , for Miss Kenton then said : ‘ Mr Stevens , he really is in a poor state . |
| 18 | Between the Arch and the back of the Admiralty proper runs a small unnamed side-street which I must have passed a hundred times without really noticing . |
| 19 | I must have got a splinter in the engine , somewhere . ’ |
| 20 | Martinho and I must have seemed a bad pair to him . |
| 21 | I think I must have taken a wrong turning somewhere , because we 're certainly not at Threlkeld , where we ought to be by now . |
| 22 | ‘ I think I must have aged a dozen years today , ’ she said . |
| 23 | er one thing or another , I must have spent a couple of thousand pounds on these photos . |
| 24 | I think I must have slept a little . |
| 25 | ‘ I must have had a fight every two days , ’ he said . |
| 26 | If it was Monday morning , I must have had a skinful the night before . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I must have had a bad dream and screamed in my sleep . ’ |
| 28 | I must have had a death wish choosing that . |
| 29 | I took their advice , but I must have had an inclination towards food to have ended up as I have . |
| 30 | ‘ I think I must have caught a chill ; |