Example sentences of "you be [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | How long have you been living in the flats for ? |
| 2 | ‘ Have you been listening at the door , Edgar ? ’ asked Catherine coldly . |
| 3 | What 've you been doing in the last five months that 's put on the weight ? |
| 4 | you work for erm Law Centre , erm , how long have you been working for the Law Centre ? |
| 5 | As its name implies , this is based on your average earnings over the total period of time that you are participating in the scheme . |
| 6 | There is Augustus DeMorgan : ‘ I know perfectly well what you are doing : YOU ARE CRAMMING FOR THE EXAMINATION . |
| 7 | And whether you are dining in the restaurant or relaxing at the bar , our helpful staff want to make sure you really enjoy your visit . |
| 8 | If you suffer from constipation , perhaps you are clinging to the past ? |
| 9 | While you are experimenting with the zoom , note how much easier it is to hold the picture in the viewfinder steady when it is set to wide-angle . |
| 10 | In order to avoid making nasty marks on the wall when you are experimenting with the hanging , it is best to decide on the overall shape of the arrangement first — a square , oblong , diamond or triangle — and on a painted wall mark out the area with light pencil which can easily be rubbed off , or with chalk on a paper wallcovering . |
| 11 | A hundred and twenty percent you are multiplying by the decimal equivalent which is one point two . |
| 12 | The closest analogy I can think of is that it is very much like fishing , you never know what you are going to catch , you have to pull in the small ones when you are hoping for the big one , but occasionally a big one comes along when you least expect it . |
| 13 | Generally , when you wish to punctuate a piece of optional , additional information or an aside that you are embedding in the middle of a sentence — for example with commas , dashes or brackets — then whatever punctuation you use should be placed both before and after the added element to signal its boundaries , not just at one end or the other . |
| 14 | The problem can arise if you are knitting with the N1 cam outside the point cams . |
| 15 | Establishing rapport is the process of getting on the right wavelength with someone — usually , but not inevitably , with someone you are meeting for the first time . |
| 16 | When you are borrowing from the Account interest will be charged at a rate of 2.1% per month ( APR 27.6% ) . |
| 17 | That when you do lino printing you are printing from the surface of the lino block , the bit you 've cut away does n't print . |
| 18 | With such questions , a major task lies in unpacking the word-play , and making clear the distinctions you are drawing from the formulation of the question . |
| 19 | You are dealing with the lives of people and under the microscope every day . ’ |
| 20 | For example , if you use the words , ‘ I am resigning ’ , that unambiguous statement is likely to be taken at face value unless perhaps you are speaking in the heat of the moment or under duress . |
| 21 | To take an imaginary example : suppose you are wandering round the old town of a Mediterranean resort . |
| 22 | The first worry is that proving that your contract has been broken may not be easy , particularly if you are complaining about the breach of an unwritten and rather vague term . |
| 23 | One moment , you are prying into my affairs , the next you are burbling about the garden . ’ |
| 24 | So it will be quite separate from the amounts of money that you are receiving from the erm Paymaster General 's Office . |
| 25 | Keep the wrists fairly firm and try to feel that you are swinging from the shoulders down the line to the target ( photos 8 & 9 ) . |
| 26 | However , you must realize that here you are getting into the area of ‘ forcing ’ , and that your need to get what you want should be stronger than your need to maintain the relationship with the person . |
| 27 | With such low interest rates for savers it is important to analyse just what you are getting at the end of the plan 's life and this is just what this month 's spreadsheet is all about . |
| 28 | When you feel like ‘ beating yourself up ’ , observe how you are acting at the time . |
| 29 | ‘ I warn you , major , you may think you are acting in the interests of your men , but all you are doing is ruining your own career . ’ |
| 30 | The suspense and amusement increases as more and more people realize you are referring to the bride 's father , or the bridegroom 's mother , or the person sitting on your right . |