Example sentences of "must have been in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must have been in shock . |
| 2 | When they finally moved out their successors found the floor covered with six layers of linoleum — the bottom ones must have been in position for many a long year ! |
| 3 | If to this is added the domestic tensions occasioned by Offa 's determination to secure the succession of his son , Ecgfrith , it becomes clear how highly charged the political atmosphere must have been in Offa 's last years . |
| 4 | The seller must have been in possession of the goods or documents of title . |
| 5 | Since , as will be seen , Molla Fenari had almost certainly gone to Egypt for further study by that date , it follows that if Husameddin is right , it must have been in Amasya that Molla Fenari studied under Cemaleddin Aksarayi . |
| 6 | The reservations that Galileo 's rivals held about accepting phenomena such as the moons of Jupiter that Galileo had learnt to see must have been in part due , not to prejudice , but to genuine difficulties encountered when learning to ‘ see ’ through what were , after all , very crude telescopes . |
| 7 | He must have been in Mrs Wright 's house with Lee much longer than he 'd thought . |
| 8 | Some fairy must have been in love with your father . |
| 9 | Improbable as it was , he must have been in love with her . |
| 10 | She must have been in love with Ven even then without knowing it . |
| 11 | He must have been in town after all . |
| 12 | Though one might think that all those who left must have been in agreement with the National Socialist ideology , there appear to have been artists of all persuasions who remained members . |
| 13 | Alternatively , you must have been in charge of a yacht for at least a week , perhaps on Villa-Flotilla . |
| 14 | The marriage must have been in trouble even then , he thought , and he had n't known . |
| 15 | ‘ The doctor must have been in league with Nigel , ’ Jacqui insisted truculently . |
| 16 | The death of Robert Bowes must have been in mind when a warning was incorporated into the questionnaire : " … sundrie accidents may befall fitt for you to observe , and search out … " |
| 17 | Many of the floral designs for this china , whether taken from prints or fresh exotic blooms , were obtained from the nearby Physic Garden and Philip Miller must have been in touch with the factory . |
| 18 | It 's really difficult for me to measure these sorts of things , but if you stop and look at him , he must have been in pain . |
| 19 | Some strange noises came from one of the children and Asik thought he must have been in pain . |
| 20 | To belong , a dealer must have been in business for three years and have a proven reputation for expertise . |