Example sentences of "if you have been [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You would not have reached your present stage if you had been lacking in ability . |
| 2 | This counts as if you had been earning exactly the amount of the LEL . |
| 3 | You will also receive half your husband 's graduated pension and all of his additional pension if he contributed to SERPS , so long as this would not take your pension above the maximum you could have had if you had been earning at the upper earnings limit throughout . |
| 4 | Romano 's tone was coolly implacable , ‘ If you had been wearing a safety-line , there would have been no accident , ’ he added evenly , goading her temper even further . |
| 5 | I will I would say that if you had been speaking to me on the phone , and this is not a criticism of John it 's just a an observation , you would n't be here . |
| 6 | If you had been making the movie on film , the term cut would have been taken literally because each piece of cine film is physically cut and spliced onto the next . |
| 7 | If you 've been lightening your hair for years , this is the time to rethink your shade . |
| 8 | And it 's been a fairly good evening if you 've been using public transport . |
| 9 | That 's probably the trouble if you 've been eating too much . |
| 10 | If you 've been drinking beer you can you ca n't smell beer on anybody else , can you ? |
| 11 | If you 've been thinking about taking out a subscription to the Royal Horticultural Society , now 's the time to do it . |
| 12 | If you 've been thinking about a career in hairdressing and need some professional advice without parting with any cash , the new video from Hair by Alan d may be just the answer . |
| 13 | If you 've been thinking of making domestic changes or improvements , but lacked the money or momentum to set the wheels of change in motion use today to make a start . |
| 14 | Except for it 's dead hot still if you 're not careful , if you 've been cooking it in the over or something |
| 15 | You look as if you 've been bickering with a volcano . ’ |
| 16 | And if you 've been watching BBC 's Masterchef series , the winning recipes are also in Good Food , on sale August 8 . |
| 17 | Do you think that the er it must be the war , the first world war , if you 've been watching Testament of Youth , Fear and Britain 's Testament of Youth , which I read years ago |
| 18 | If you 've been contemplating the unthinkable just because Lemmings did n't look like it was going to make it to the C64 , think again ! |
| 19 | ‘ I know a lady lawyer who can get you off , even if you 've been going round the shops buying poison , ’ he said . |
| 20 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been waiting a long time , ’ she said soothingly . |
| 21 | Anyway , if you 've been talking to Betty you know who he is . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Sounds as if you 've been making a few plans , Mr Calder ! ’ |
| 23 | Sandy said , ‘ We 'd better not be heading for your place , even if you 've been doing it up . |
| 24 | You think you 're exhausted after a days work imagine if you 've been doing that all day long , shouting |
| 25 | The staff say you always look as if you 've been sleeping in haystacks these days . |
| 26 | A sight to get the taste buds going … especially if you 've been sleeping rough the night before . |
| 27 | Well we 've talked football , we 've talked speedway , we 're now going to talk rugby , because if you 've been following the exploits of the Bicester Rugby Club , you 'll know they got through to the semi-finals of a big national competition , and they play that semi-final this coming Saturday . |
| 28 | If you 've been gossiping about someone , go to those you gossiped to and try to restore the person 's reputation . |
| 29 | And if you , if you 've been coming here regularly I do n't feel it 's a ve a very good service anyway . |
| 30 | You look as if you 've been washing your face in soup . |