Example sentences of "it must [vb infin] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | morning , but it must 've been alright because er he was going off with David , I said you got tablets for him and she said yeah plenty of stuff for him , anyway , he seemed , he looked alright anyhow |
| 2 | It must have been awkward getting it all the way to Hochhauser from London . |
| 3 | It seemed that the all-pervading light was weakening : it must have been late afternoon . |
| 4 | I do n't know what time it was but it must have been late . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ It must have been amazing . ’ |
| 6 | It must have been creepy for you , going into that empty house and finding something nasty behind the door … hey , that 'd make a title , would n't it ? |
| 7 | The linesman said it must have been accidental , because Linighan looked so ‘ surprised ’ . |
| 8 | In the past it must have been necessary for spectators to keep well clear or be vigilant . |
| 9 | It must have been galling , to say the least , for a man from such a background to be accused of being a Nazi by student revolutionaries at the London School of Economics , whose only experience of a ‘ fascist regime ’ was being refused service in the college bar after closing time . |
| 10 | While it must have been galling for Lear , Gould took pains to ingratiate himself with the young artist , and Lear all too easily complied . |
| 11 | I admire them for being able to sit there in front of everybody and say they actually , what they 've been through because it must have been sheer hell er , trying to come off and withdrawal symptoms , I mean , I do n't know much about it cos I 've never taken well I smoke |
| 12 | But it must have been short-lived . |
| 13 | It must have been humiliating for her to accept that after helping him to create an empire within show business , he should choose to spend his time with a younger woman . |
| 14 | It must have been dull touring around Britain after Broadway but she knew of no alternative . |
| 15 | It must have been good to be home . |
| 16 | It must have been Good it must have been some sort of carbonate , and the salt that was formed was from the hydrochloric acid was calcium chloride , so it must have been ? |
| 17 | I do n't know what they fell out over , but it must have been serious . |
| 18 | I just wanted to say it must have been awful . ’ |
| 19 | Those poor Dutch people , it must have been awful having the Germans right on their border and no English Channel to keep them out . |
| 20 | It must have been awful to be separated from her children , as she and many other Jamaican mothers were . |
| 21 | ‘ Honestly , Mil , ’ said Enid gently , ‘ I know it must have been awful when you were turned into a frog , what with the narrow squeak in the potion lab and everything , but do n't you think perhaps you 're getting a little obsessed with frogs and ponds ? |
| 22 | It must have been awful for Mme Wyatt . |
| 23 | The pain — it must have been awful . |
| 24 | It must have been awful . ’ |
| 25 | It must have been legal , ’ said the Archdeacon , who had just caught up with the conversation . |
| 26 | At the Tribute and subsequently in Seville , it must have been great to be surrounded by so many people who openly acknowledge Queen as a huge influence . |
| 27 | It must , it must have been absolute arm and a leg . |
| 28 | It must have been terrible for him . |
| 29 | And the kitchen was just through there and er my mother when she used to bake and cook er the blue smoke would be everywhere and er it must have been terrible when you think about it you know , terrible , it must 've been . |
| 30 | It must have been terrible for you all these years , but what a day it 'll be when Terry comes home , wo n't it ? ’ |