Example sentences of "must [adv] have [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wrote : ‘ But it is when we examine the zoology of these countries that we find what we most require — evidence of a very striking character that these great islands must once have formed a part of the continent , and could only have been separated at a very recent geological epoch . |
| 2 | The proximity of the university quarter and the Ecole des Beaux Arts must also have had an effect , especially since the new lot of teachers were often not much older than their daytime pupils . |
| 3 | The industrial action must also have had an effect , although senior staff suggested that union activity was not particularly strong , and was felt mainly as a restriction on communication . |
| 4 | We shall remember Jack Nicklaus shedding the years in 1986 , and spiriting the ball into the hole with a long-bladed putter which must surely have made a fortune for its inventor . |
| 5 | Having expected a casual Italian place , Belinda was a little perturbed to realise that this was L'Epoque , Brisbane 's newest and most talked-about French restaurant , which must surely have required a booking in advance . |
| 6 | The arrival of a new host in the form of the azure-winged magpie must therefore have seemed a godsend to the oft-thwarted cuckoo . |
| 7 | All I can say is , I think they must never have spent a night in The Bar if they think that , or never a good night . |