Example sentences of "you [vb mod] have [been] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may have been born in another country , for instance , and still not feel truly at home in the foreign culture and customs you have come to . |
| 2 | You may have been instructed by a superior in your organisation to solve a problem by writing a report on it . |
| 3 | You may have been conned into believing that successful human beings are the ones with loads of brains and loads of friends but the truth is different ! |
| 4 | You may have been sat in the Wendover if you 've come on the Sunday , but even having breakfast I bet you were going , what time do you think we ought to leave . |
| 5 | There are a few conditions ; you must have been sailing within the area or bands briefed by the flotilla skipper , timing starts when the lead boat acknowledges the failure , and you must return to UK with a report signed by the flotilla skipper detailing the circumstances . |
| 6 | ‘ You must have been blown in there by the blast of the bomb . |
| 7 | You must have been listening to the B.B.C. or something . ’ |
| 8 | Those two had a photo to watch for you coming off the plane — which means you must have been followed to Helsinki Airport . |
| 9 | Well you must have been going during the day while I was at work then . |
| 10 | I THINK you must have been going to small moneylenders to be quoted interest rates of this sort . |
| 11 | In order to qualify for these national insurance benefits , you must have been married to your husband on the date he died . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , you should have been concentrating on what you were saying . |
| 13 | ‘ In that case , tell me what you were doing modelling shorts when you should have been rehearsing with the wedding dress you 're to wear at the show . ’ |
| 14 | You should have been notified by your employer if he opted for this but if you never heard anything , or can not remember , write to that employer , or to the DHSS , and enquire . |
| 15 | ‘ It leaves me wondering why you should have been chosen for this very tame assignment . |
| 16 | If you are concerned that you might have been exposed to sources of infection , especially if you have been unwell for some time , you can discuss your concerns with your family doctor or antenatal clinic . |
| 17 | It is understandable to be worried and scared if you think you might have been exposed to HIV . |
| 18 | In relation to the concept of a new settlement the Department very firmly has an open mind at a time , we 've heard many statements drawing on the various P P G s , and from some of them you might have been excused for thinking that the Department had indeed turned it turned its back on the idea of a n new settlements , knowing that sort of situation we felt it appropriate before the start of this examination to sound out the residents of two Marscham Street |
| 19 | You might have been driving for years by going over the top of the wheel as a lot of lorry drivers do . |
| 20 | th you er I mean if it were very heavy you 'd almost sort of be prepared for it to go , but you know when you 're s s standing with a , something quite light , and you might have been standing with it a little while in your hand , and then suddenly the hand goes and ca n't you see that 's ve that 's very upsetting , it makes you not very confident . |
| 21 | Your , your arithmetic has really improved you know , you can do these things in your head now whereas not all that long ago you 'd have been reaching for the calculator thinking , oh I ca n't do that . |
| 22 | You 'd have been born in Ireland if things , history and all had been different . ’ |
| 23 | You 'd have been crushed to a point . |
| 24 | of done Quickspend , you 'd have been looking at figures that showed a lot more profitability . |
| 25 | ‘ Or they should have sold you to some terrible household where you 'd have been treated like a dog . |
| 26 | you 'd have been relying on to come and and collect you Newcastle yesterday , and he ai n't got a car . |
| 27 | I know but you could 've been fetched from Grand Canaries . |
| 28 | So you could have been killed by one of our own guns ? |
| 29 | You could have been killed by your own foolhardiness and so could others in an attempt to find you . ’ |
| 30 | Dropped in , blindfolded , you could have been forgiven for thinking you were in Surrey were it not for the unmistakable twang of the Ulster accent . |