Example sentences of "you 've been [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No doubt you 've been overseeing the physical takeover of your new business ? ’ |
| 2 | Besides being allowed to play mistress of this house for years , you 've been given a good allowance . |
| 3 | When you 've been given a fine brain like I have , you 've got to use it . |
| 4 | You 've been cutting the bottom part of the grass ? |
| 5 | For heaven 's sake , you 've been breathing the rarefied air of the ivory tower for as long as I can remember . |
| 6 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been waiting a long time , ’ she said soothingly . |
| 7 | You 'll soon get the hang of it — once you 've been caught a few times you 'll suss out the attack patterns — but until you do , frustration is high . |
| 8 | When you 've been having a few beers , and clowning around having a bit of a larf , and then you go onstage and sing earnest , sensitive songs full of emotion and heartbreak and loneliness , do you ever feel like fakes ? |
| 9 | If you 've been contemplating the unthinkable just because Lemmings did n't look like it was going to make it to the C64 , think again ! |
| 10 | Hmm well you 've been giving a few answers yourself over the last few weeks . |
| 11 | It 's most satisfying to suddenly recognise an easier way of doing something you 've been doing the hard way for ages ! |
| 12 | ‘ You 've been making a bloody exception in my case ever since I 've been on the corporate payroll ’ he yelled . |
| 13 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been making a few plans , Mr Calder ! ’ |