Example sentences of "you be [v-ing] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are allowing yourself a daily ration of alcohol , allow these calories in addition to a minimum calories ' worth of food and milk from the F-Plan menus . |
| 2 | ‘ Sarah … you are telling me the truth , are n't you ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You are telling me the truth , Rob ? |
| 4 | And without deviating from truth or accuracy , you are telling it the way — and it is possible to do it , without deviating from truth and accuracy — because most of the trappings of the crap are ones that we impose upon ourselves . |
| 5 | ‘ You are serving us the fermented grapes from Noah 's vines ? ’ |
| 6 | It may just be with a weekly magazine and a cream cake , but you are giving yourself a pat on the back . |
| 7 | Of every hundred pounds that 's invested , round about forty pounds goes straight to the government in betting duty , round about thirty pounds goes to the football pools in expenses , commissions and profits , leaving round about thirty pounds to be returned in prizes , and so you can see that your rate of return on football pools is extremely small , but on the other hand a very large number of people do enter the football pools , and when they win they can win considerable sums of money and it can make absolute rational economic sense to go in for football pools because you are giving yourself a chance , no matter how small , of winning a sum of money that you would n't expect to come across in any other way of your life . |
| 8 | You are taking rights away and you are giving them no consultation at all . |
| 9 | If as part of the task you specify the effect the programme is to have on the audience , you are building in the criteria by which that audience can judge the programme and you are giving them a purpose in viewing . |
| 10 | You can accept payments from passengers in your car if you are giving them a lift for social or other similar purposes . |
| 11 | You can accept payments from passengers in your car if you are giving them a lift for social or other similar purposes . |
| 12 | You can accept payments from passengers in your car if you are giving them a lift for social or other similar purposes . |
| 13 | And at only 70 calories per generous serving of plain boiled rice , you know you are giving them the healthy option . |
| 14 | You are giving me a look ai n't you babe ? |
| 15 | ‘ You are making me a wreck . ’ |
| 16 | All day long you will work and you will slave , Allowing wheelchairs to go where you pave , Just look at the kids to keep tiredness at bay , Because for them you are making it a better day . |
| 17 | You are doing yourself a lot of harm by keeping me here like this interrogating me about matters which are protected by the official secrets legislation . ’ |
| 18 | You 're leaving me no alternative . |
| 19 | Then Zambia said , ‘ Well , you 're leaving it a little late to join in are n't you honey ? ’ |
| 20 | More than likely you will notice you 're as competent as the angler you 're watching and return with restored confidence to your swim , which , in the meantime rested , suddenly bursts alive and the dace start feeding so well you 're hooking one a chuck . |
| 21 | Check it somewhere that you 're writing it the right way |
| 22 | The great thing about the game is that you 're teaching them a little bit of culture |
| 23 | You know you 're getting me a name for myself and there might be somebody listening you never know . |
| 24 | ‘ Mister , you 're givin' me a hard time , you are , and just when I 'm thinking I 've met a real gent for a change . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're telling me a woman like you actually obeys that stuff ? ’ |
| 26 | I ca n't believe you 're telling me the truth because that would mean if everybody worked overtime on that basis , we 'd all still making a profit . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't suppose it matters whether you 're telling me the truth or not , but I think you probably are . |
| 28 | You have nothing — nothing ! — to fear if you 're telling me the truth . |
| 29 | He said , ‘ Are you sure you 're telling me the truth ? ’ |
| 30 | Oh well now you 're asking me a tricky one . |