Example sentences of "you [vb base] been a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've been a real sport , mister , standin' up for me like you did , and fetchin' that brute a lovely wallop . |
| 2 | ‘ You 've been a real help to me , Carrie . ’ |
| 3 | You 've been a real pal . " |
| 4 | ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here . |
| 5 | That 's er , so you 've been a successful propagandist ? |
| 6 | Your conductors ' competitions brought on some new talent , beginning with the Finnish conductor Okko Kamu , who won the first competition in 1969 ; and you 've been a great help to most of the new generation of top conductors — Abbado , Ozawa , and so on . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've been a great help . ’ |
| 8 | You 've been a long time ! |
| 9 | You can have a biscuit if you 've been a good boy . |
| 10 | You 've been a good boy ! |
| 11 | You going to tell daddy you 've been a good boy today ? |
| 12 | He lay down on the bed , with my mother beside him , and he died in her arms , saying : ‘ You 've been a good wife to me , Mary . ’ |
| 13 | You 've been a good wife , Elaine . ’ |
| 14 | You 've been a good friend but unfortunately this is not going to be enough to help your friend . |
| 15 | You 've been a good lodger and paid regular , and I 'm sorry about it ; but there it is , Mr Arkwright . |
| 16 | ‘ You 've been a good son to me , ’ the old man said . |
| 17 | Have you told Kath that you 've been a naughty girl ? |
| 18 | Erm so erm you 've been a social worker for how many years ? |
| 19 | ‘ You 've been a big detective lately , have n't you , Auntie Jean ? |
| 20 | ever since you 've been a little girl you 've been a wind-up merchant . |
| 21 | You 've been a wonderful sister to me , dearest . |
| 22 | See if you 've been a bad boy . |
| 23 | You 've been a bad influence . |
| 24 | You 've been a lucky boy have n't you ? |
| 25 | You have been a good friend to me when there was no one else ; and you have given me back my health . |
| 26 | ‘ ' Shortly after he looked me full in the face and said , ‘ You have been a good father to me and I am persuaded we shall meet again in heaven |
| 27 | ‘ You have been a great help . ’ ) |
| 28 | ‘ You have been a valued member of my Cabinet , both as Secretary of State for National Heritage and before that as Chief Secretary . |
| 29 | I have been very happy with you , and you have been a wonderful wife . |
| 30 | You have been a busy girl , have n't you ? |