Example sentences of "you have been [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be the day you deleted the thesis you 'd been writing for the last year , or the time the system crashed while you were giving a presentation in front of a thousand people . |
| 2 | So , you did so many miles per hour , we calculated , you would have done so many miles if you 'd been going for a full hour at that speed , so your dis your , your speed , velocity really but we 'll call it speed , right ? |
| 3 | The trouble was , once you 'd been driving for that long , you drove right through your tiredness and out into a dreamland where only the road was moving . |
| 4 | ‘ I asked what you 'd been doing for the last five years … ’ |
| 5 | What we decided to do , because I thought that 's what you 'd been pressing for , was to show that as the equivalent affect of , okay , you think you 're making these profits but you 're actually enjoying services that you 're not paying for . |
| 6 | Whether you have to make urgent repairs to your car or pay for that holiday you 've been saving for , you can get money out of your account without giving us any notice at all — and you wo n't lost any interest . |
| 7 | As soon as you get the good news you 've been hoping for , accept it . |
| 8 | That 's correct , and that the further down , I mean it says that er there is a er it says that the reason you 've had been the reason you 've been sent for this treatment is because of er a particular condition you 've got . |
| 9 | Dictating condolences to the mother of a murdered husband whom you 've been cuckolding for the last three years would take more than his limited social vocabulary . |
| 10 | You 've been made for other things than politics and intrigue . ’ |
| 11 | In a quiet , gentle , but troubled voice , Cardiff said , ‘ You 've been gone for twenty-six years , Barbara . ’ |
| 12 | Everything they have in that shop is better than the one you 've been wearing for ten years . |
| 13 | Is n't this what you 've been angling for ever since we crashed ? |
| 14 | ‘ Dr Williams said , ‘ You 've been spoiling for a fight , now you 've got it ’ ’ . |
| 15 | yes you 've been promising for weeks |
| 16 | We 've also included in there , on item twelve , a net bill item , but does need to be recognized as an addition to your total spending , and that is , you 've been involved for many years with the health authority in arranging for the discharge of people from long-stay hospitals , and their absorption into the community , and each of these are a provider of many services , and daycare services to those particular individuals . |
| 17 | ‘ You 've been looking for me ? ’ |
| 18 | If that 's what you 've been looking for you could have saved yourself the trouble . |
| 19 | The one you 've been looking for for ages ? |
| 20 | Part-time job that offers the flexibility you 've been looking for . |
| 21 | ‘ I understand you 've been recommended for business training at our school here . |
| 22 | Erm it 's an exercise that you 've been asking for . |
| 23 | ‘ You 've been asking for this all night ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ You 've been sleeping for hours , so I thought you might be about ready to get up . ’ |
| 25 | You mean she thinks you 've been spying for me ! |
| 26 | Fastext for quick access to teletext and a full function infra-red remote control make this small portable the second set you 've been waiting for ! |
| 27 | Here 's what you 've been waiting for . |
| 28 | " This could be the opportunity you 've been waiting for , " she said slowly , her eyes black shadows in her face . |
| 29 | ‘ It may be the man you 've been waiting for , Master Benjamin , ’ she called across . |
| 30 | ‘ That 's the call you 've been waiting for , Travis , ’ he said awkwardly , aware of the atmosphere . |