Example sentences of "you [vb base] been a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can have a biscuit if you 've been a good boy . |
| 2 | You 've been a good boy ! |
| 3 | You going to tell daddy you 've been a good boy today ? |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | You 've been a good wife , Elaine . ’ |
| 6 | You 've been a good friend but unfortunately this is not going to be enough to help your friend . |
| 7 | You 've been a good lodger and paid regular , and I 'm sorry about it ; but there it is , Mr Arkwright . |
| 8 | ‘ You 've been a good son to me , ’ the old man said . |
| 9 | You have been a good friend to me when there was no one else ; and you have given me back my health . |
| 10 | ‘ ' 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 |