Example sentences of "must have been in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reason they 're mixed up he , he must 've been in there messing about with them . |
| 2 | Their home was in London and Fanshawe must have been in a hurry . |
| 3 | He must have been in Mrs Wright 's house with Lee much longer than he 'd thought . |
| 4 | That train must have been in ever so early . ’ |
| 5 | Others , however , joined in the exercise : ‘ It must have been in such and such a way ; I mean , there 's a story which says … |
| 6 | Many of the floral designs for this china , whether taken from prints or fresh exotic blooms , were obtained from the nearby Physic Garden and Philip Miller must have been in touch with the factory . |
| 7 | It must have been in the stars . ’ |
| 8 | It 's really difficult for me to measure these sorts of things , but if you stop and look at him , he must have been in pain . |
| 9 | ‘ You must have been in a hurry to come out without your coat ; you 'll feel the chill afore the night 's out . ’ |
| 10 | She must have been in her late thirties then , but to me she seemed timeless . |
| 11 | I think she must have been in a state of shock . |
| 12 | When they finally moved out their successors found the floor covered with six layers of linoleum — the bottom ones must have been in position for many a long year ! |
| 13 | I was also warned to stay away from the tennis court if anyone was playing , but on one Saturday , a party was in progress and Miss Betty Farr , who must have been in her early twenties , spotted me trying not to be seen , called me over and plied me with cakes and lemonade . |
| 14 | This being must have been in some way necessary to humanity , it is inconceivable that this is not so , for surely there would have been evidence of at least one enduring civilisation that had neither ‘ god ’ nor temple . |
| 15 | Carpenter 's speed and control was even causing problems for Harris , himself no slouch , and Farnham 's hearts must have been in their mouths when the Cranleigh number 10 , having broken clear on the right , hit the deck after a late challenge by Cann who had raced out of his area . |
| 16 | He saw a vast patch of blood and guessed that the ship must have been in one of the many petty skirmishes which took place at sea , for ships of various nations , Norway , Denmark , England , Scotland and France used these waters for fishing , trade and piracy . |
| 17 | ‘ I can not recall the dates but it must have been in the very late twenties if I was still at school , because I left just as soon as I could when I made up fourteen . |
| 18 | ‘ You must have been in a bad way . |
| 19 | Quite a little cracker in her day , she must have been in her late thirties now . |
| 20 | Yet again , if slightly more hardcore fans have n't already got ‘ Injected With A Poison ’ ( mix credited to Digital Orgasm , daft since they made the record in the first place ) or Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era , then they must have been in a coma for months . |
| 21 | By the middle of 1802 , as the family house and shop passed into other hands , Ben was left alone with only sisters for company ; Elizabeth , the eldest , had very recently married , and little brother must have been in imminent danger of succumbing to the petticoat government of Mary and Sarah . |
| 22 | Her presence in the workhouse in itself seems an odd occurrence ; it was hardly as if she had no-one to turn to — any one of her brothers must have been in a position to help when help was needed . |
| 23 | ‘ It must have been in the forest — ’ Joan said dreamily ‘ — because that is where they found him next day . |
| 24 | He realised they must have been in the accident . |
| 25 | Those Belgians must have been in the wrong place at the wrong time , and they probably saw something they should n't have seen , so someone shut them up for good . |
| 26 | An individual must have been in the business for ten years or have retained shares throughout this period to qualify for maximum relief . |
| 27 | Sheila and John think the burglar must have been in the house when they returned from a night out . |
| 28 | Oh , it must have been in a fight , sir . |
| 29 | It must have been in the late 1960s or early 1970s that I was bemoaning this problem with my French colleague Michel Vigier who was also disturbed at the prospect of being snowed under with an indigestible amount of data from DFDRs . |
| 30 | To belong , a dealer must have been in business for three years and have a proven reputation for expertise . |