Example sentences of "have been a [adj] experience " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must have been a strange experience for him , Rufus had thought , knowing he owned all sorts of things but not knowing quite what or where they were . |
| 2 | It must have been a terrible experience to see the meal vanish before their eyes — one that Dad never forgot . |
| 3 | ‘ It must have been a terrible experience , at her age . |
| 4 | If my right hand had n't felt as if somebody had grafted a bunch of bananas on to it and then dipped it in acid , it would have been a pleasant experience . |
| 5 | This happened in the days before Juvenile Courts and it must have been a terrifying experience to be taken into the Court as a seven-year-old to be tried . |
| 6 | On the other hand there was the risk which in fact materialised which is that in mounting such an operation they would frighten innocent members of the public it was open to the jury , we do n't swing from the fact that Mrs and her children were clearly frightened , no doubt about that , it must have been a terrifying experience . |
| 7 | It was a beautiful day with small cumulus clouds and about thirty miles visibility , and it should have been a great experience , but unfortunately I felt deadly sick all the way and could hardly bear to look out . |
| 8 | On re-entering the RAF , DCT was made an acting wing commander and , after a short period , was given command of No 77 Squadron flying Whitleys which , with his background , must have been a daunting experience . |
| 9 | With regard to Pentos , the Portfolio was uninvested at the start of the period and stayed that way throughout , thereby preserving itself from what would have been a painful experience . |
| 10 | For those who went to see the Christmas lights in London 's Regent Street this year , it must have been a sombre experience ; out of 102 shops , 19 are empty and 38 had desperate pre-Christmas sales . |
| 11 | I think that it must have been a frightening experience for people trapped within the train for that time . |