Example sentences of "you have been [v-ing] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , you did so many miles per hour , we calculated , you would have done so many miles if you 'd been going for a full hour at that speed , so your dis your , your speed , velocity really but we 'll call it speed , right ? |
| 2 | I mean what else what what sort of size pension fund would you have been negotiating with a a business ? |
| 3 | → It seems to me , Dave , that you 've been labouring under a bit of a misapprehension . |
| 4 | You look as if you 've been bickering with a volcano . ’ |
| 5 | That would have made an impression at a literary party , but the old trout just replied , ‘ Silly boy , I do n't think you 've been listening to a word I said ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Dr Williams said , ‘ You 've been spoiling for a fight , now you 've got it ’ ’ . |
| 7 | If you 've been thinking about a career in hairdressing and need some professional advice without parting with any cash , the new video from Hair by Alan d may be just the answer . |
| 8 | You 've been behaving like a commodity broker on Black Thursday , have n't you ? |
| 9 | I do n't know what 's got into you , but you 've been behaving like a caged lioness all morning . |
| 10 | You 've been sitting in a side road waiting to come out , and you see a vehicle coming along and it 's got its left-hand indicator on and you think Oh lovely ! |
| 11 | You 've been sitting behind a desk for too long . |
| 12 | ‘ You 've been working like a Trojan all day ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You 've been slaving like a scullery maid . ’ |
| 14 | As general wisdom , the longer you have been saving towards a personal pension and the bigger the total contributions paid , the larger your pension will stand to be . |
| 15 | You learn by doing , because you have been talking for a long time . |