Example sentences of "must [verb] been [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As late as 1863 he could still assure his mother that he might turn his attention to almost any subject , but it must have been around this time that a first decision in favour of classics was taken , even though it was not until 1865 at Leipzig that his academic specialization became complete . |
| 2 | The map gives some prominence to Lincoln and also names Lindsey ( meaning either the later Lindsey or possibly the county of Lincoln ) , and the map 's patron must have been just such a well-educated man with Lincolnshire connections as Richard de Bello , who was an MA . |
| 3 | She said well it must have been just those two little bits . |
| 4 | Must have been about half past nine . |
| 5 | She reckoned there must have been as many as four hundred of them . |
| 6 | The extra pound a day for their film work did little to compensate for their tiredness which surely must have been as much due to under-nourishment as overwork . |
| 7 | ‘ I should like that very much , but you must have been there many times before . ’ |
| 8 | It must have been there all the time , sitting motionless and staring straight at me from the far edge of the level area of the Grounds , but I had n't noticed it at first . |
| 9 | Emily must have been there some time . |
| 10 | But as Brown Owl pinned my Promise Badge on me , and said , ‘ I trust you to keep the Promise ’ , the excitement must have been too much for Natalie ! |
| 11 | It must have been too much heat or … something . ’ |
| 12 | Once it must have been very much on its own , but now there are modern houses within spitting distance . |
| 13 | Most railways printed a range of tickets for servants entitled ‘ to privilege third class travel ’ , which had quite heavy usage , but servants in higher grades without ‘ All Stations ’ passes and entitled to First Class travel must have been very few . |