Example sentences of "[adv] you have been [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The two of you — and your lawyers — will look at your financial position , at your wife 's , at how long you 've been married , whether or not she 's working ( and if she is n't , what sort of work she 'll be able to find ) and eventually come up with a sum which is supposed to be fair to both of you . |
2 | Perhaps you have been unwell or under stress . |
3 | But h Well obviously you have been clean shaven at some stage but |
4 | So you 've been good then . |
5 | Finally , stand back and have another look at the fish … is it really as good as you first thought , or have you become less impressed with it , the more you have been close to it ? |
6 | He said well you 've been right since Christmas and if you say it 's not going to snow , it 's not going to snow ! |
7 | Why the hell could n't you have been nicer to her , Mother ? ’ |
8 | Would n't you have been wiser to call them back ? |
9 | her ringing you or , or doing anything and that 's it , and then you 've been straight with her , you 're not |
10 | I sort of noticed , Joe , how you 've been absent since things started popping round here . |
11 | Think of a time when you 've been assertive it can assertive in the very very slightest form it does n't matter , assertive of some sort . |
12 | The second problem that graphics can bring is when you have been active with that 256 greyscale scanner which seemed like such a good idea . |
13 | I knew I would never have the courage to go and ask for my job back after the baby was born , even if circumstances allowed it ; it would soon be filled again , and it 's always horrible to go back to a place where you 've been happy in your own little niche and find somebody else in it . |
14 | I mean I , what you 're saying 's quite valid I mean , i if you 've got a situation where you have been successful and you 've got an accumulation of stuff that 's been recovered from robberies , at least it gives you some method of returning it to it 's previous |
15 | Wonder why you 've been funny about it |
16 | If you are excluded from SSP once a PIW has been formed ( i.e. you have been sick for 4 days in a row ) the Administrative Officer ( Personnel ) , Regional Secretary 's Department , will send you an ‘ exclusion form ’ SSP1(E) . |