Example sentences of "must be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if I 'm friendly towards you in future , you 'll remind yourself , ‘ That man nearly made me his mistress — I must be ice-cold to him , ’ and ice-cold is what you 'll be . ’ |
| 2 | The use of the microcomputer is to be shown to be directly related to the curriculum and to enhance pupils ' learning , thus the project must be curriculum-based and not restricted to pupils ' use of the library for general work . |
| 3 | We must be reactive rather than proactive , because becoming motivated and taking initiatives involves gaining power . |
| 4 | I must be thankful ( and surprised ) that this appetite for love and life found food in my book . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , the burials were thoroughly plundered for their precious grave-goods in antiquity , and we must be thankful that at least the Wasp or Bee Pendant survived the looting ( Figure 28 ) . |
| 6 | Without the recession it would be higher but we must be thankful for what we can get in these times when other railways are reporting reductions of up to 20 percent . |
| 7 | We must be thankful that another war is over . ’ |
| 8 | If men are active , women must be passive ; if men are rational , women are emotional ; if men represent good , then women must represent evil . |
| 9 | Few Ayrshire people , even those living in the vicinity , are aware of Dundonald Castle 's place in our history and , in part , this must be attributable to the lack of interest shown in it by local authorities . |
| 10 | Secondly , the harm must be attributable to a lack of care or control . |
| 11 | It must be frustrating to arrive at a police station after a hectic drive , only to find that ‘ the processes of investigation ’ necessitated a quick confession from the client . |
| 12 | Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are |
| 13 | There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area . |
| 14 | I can imagine that the whole process must be frustrating for marine archaeologists . |
| 15 | Christian work in places , urban and suburban , must be missionary work' , the work of ‘ imperial expansion ’ having exported the gospel like just another sort of industrial export , leaving ‘ much at home unsure ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ You must be Thessy , right ? |
| 17 | This last task is possibly the most difficult because the audience must be convinced that the ending chosen is the only possible outcome of everything that has gone before . |
| 18 | In such cases some form of longer-term individual or group psychotherapy may be beneficial , although the therapist must be convinced that the patient has sufficient motivation and ability to explore psychological phenomena before making a referral for psychotherapy . |
| 19 | A number of firms are offering interest-free credit , especially on big electrical items , but you must be convinced that you can keep up all the payments . |
| 20 | In the Shrewsbury Diocese , amid the white highlands of Cheshire , Shropshire and the Wirral , white Catholics at all levels must be convinced that there is an important educational task to be achieved . |
| 21 | Customers of our systems division must be convinced that Olivetti really will still be around in five years ’ time . |
| 22 | Many European houses are anyway more used to peddling bonds to investors whose main interest is price , than equities to investors who must be convinced about the health and prospects of a specific company . |
| 23 | The Secretary of State must be convinced before confirming such an order that the granting of the order is in the public interest . |
| 24 | Somehow the chap , who had plainly gone over the top , he could understand that , must be convinced they were no threat to him . |
| 25 | Donor countries must be convinced that the tribal people are being adequately catered for . |
| 26 | So , in effect , popular sovereignty must be inalienable . |
| 27 | Must be fluent in spoken and written Arabic and English . |
| 28 | The existing wiring is left in place , and a length of three-core and earth lighting cable is run from the existing light switch ( which must be two-way ) to a new two-way light switch . |
| 29 | If I 'm like my dad , I must be nasty too . ’ |
| 30 | Pandarus , who had instructed Troilus — ‘ You must be witty ’ — seems to have infected the lovers with his fondness for dirty jokes ( in him , perhaps , a sign of impotence or disease ) , and seeing him again they are reminded of this and go up to verse for their protestations of love and fidelity ( 113ff . ) . |