Example sentences of "the [noun] you [verb] [be] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " This could be the opportunity you 've been waiting for , " she said slowly , her eyes black shadows in her face . |
| 2 | The following morning you washed the shirt you 'd been wearing , the pullover and the trousers . |
| 3 | So one of the big problems with an historical figure , is that erm , you do n't even have that much data to go on , the data you have is gon na inevitably be , be selective and limited . |
| 4 | the fraction 's getting smaller and smaller the piece you get is getting less and less . |
| 5 | Not long before the end of term now , pooh looking forward to er , going home to get some real food inside you I dare say , as opposed to the gruel you 've been getting in hall . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're a bloody good photographer and the work you 've been doing for the last five years proves it . |
| 7 | Now when I spoke to Mrs on the telephone last night she told me about the work you 've been doing on and I have looked at it and I 'm going to go over it again with you this afternoon because she thought it was very very good work . |
| 8 | Do not simply give a list of the work you have been doing up to date but show how the experience you have gained in the other job has directly fitted you to do the new one . |
| 9 | But as the owner of one of the sites you 've been turning over , could you be more specific about what they 're looking for ? |
| 10 | Part-time job that offers the flexibility you 've been looking for . |
| 11 | About all the exercise you get is pressing the button on your automatic gear change . |
| 12 | I 've noticed that some of the apples you 've been getting from Safeway have n't been very good . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , surely you did n't think that would take the sting out of the deception you 've been practising ? ’ |
| 14 | The things you 've been saying about him . |
| 15 | If you are able to prevent the things you have been doing , then you are already half–Nay to your goal . |
| 16 | The person you 've been working with over the last couple of days . |
| 17 | When you are ready , the person you have been yearning for will enter the meadow , and approach you . |
| 18 | I started out that way and not listening to the people you 've been doing it for years and say this is the way you do it . |
| 19 | At the rate you 've been goin' on , that might be a bit sooner or a bit later . |
| 20 | The relief you 've been waiting for |
| 21 | ‘ That 's the call you 've been waiting for , Travis , ’ he said awkwardly , aware of the atmosphere . |
| 22 | Mr Major praised his work yesterday and , in a reply to Mr Garel-Jones , said : ‘ It is characteristic of you to wish to see through the legislation you have been working on , and it is what your colleagues would have expected of you . |
| 23 | Try saying : ‘ I find it difficult to handle the put-downs you 've been giving me . |
| 24 | N. If you are knitting full needle rib then you can probably leave the stitch size a t the size you have been using , or increase it by half a number . |
| 25 | So , this is the secret you 've been incubating , Roirbak , Jahsaxa thought , curled in her office late at night , turning a glass of rich , golden mezcal in her hands . |
| 26 | ‘ It may be the man you 've been waiting for , Master Benjamin , ’ she called across . |
| 27 | The fear of losing your children as they grow up , that the man you love is going to walk away or stop loving you ? |
| 28 | ‘ What 's the name of the thing you 've been doing , my sweet ? |
| 29 | If you stop , listen and you may learn something to your advantage that may ease the burden you have been carrying . |
| 30 | Every time I 've passed the studio you 've been sitting with your head bent , scribbling away . |