Example sentences of "you [vb base] been [verb] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You forget everything you 've been taught in a flash . |
| 2 | So let us say you 've been hit in the eye accidentally by a hockey ball . |
| 3 | So you are therefore paralysed and , hopefully , because of the anaesthetic you 've been given in the form of gas , things like er halothane , er enfluorane Come in . |
| 4 | There is magnetism in romantic gestures that make you forget you 've been standing in the same place for half the day , that there is not a child in the house washed and you never got flowers from your 's truly . |
| 5 | You 've been set in a certain class and no matter how your opinions change and you want to throw that class off , if ever a man does , it wo n't let him , it 's there in his voice , in his manner ; even if a gentleman was to take to the road he 'd still be a gentleman ; I mean , according to the kind of education he 's received , so to my mind that has become a kind of cage . |
| 6 | 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 ! |
| 7 | Now , now you 've been working in the area of AIDS for some time now , do you think that the message is getting through ? |
| 8 | If the only or main reason for your being sacked was an ‘ economic , technical or organisational ’ one , entailing changes in the work-force — the vague Euro-jargon of the 1981 Regulations is a reminder that they were inspired by an EC Directive — your claim will not succeed if you have been treated in a reasonable manner . |
| 9 | Walk up to the gates and you feel like you have been sandbagged in the stomach . |
| 10 | Why not get used to doing this stretch throughout the day — especially if you have been sitting in the same position for any length of time ? |
| 11 | As I say , you have been caught in a little trap ! |
| 12 | I refer to your application for the above post with this Council and write to inform you that you have been included in the list of candidates who are to be invited for an interview . |