Example sentences of "you have been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But I do n't know what wind you 've been listening to . |
| 32 | You 've been listening to loverboy , that 's all ! ’ |
| 33 | ‘ You 've been listening to the hoodoo doctors , ’ he says . |
| 34 | But do ask when you get back to the branch , because it samples claims that Abbey has , have had , erm , it reiterates the statistics that you 've just heard , the likelihood of somebody suffering with cancer , heart attacks , strokes etcetera , it er , gives you the ages er , if you choose , write in statistics , the one you 've been listening to . |
| 35 | Thank you Chairman erm I would like I know that you 've been listening to the first er part of our session this afternoon , erm and I 'd like to ask you to discuss with us one of the questions that we asked the group the Pension Fund erm and that 's to discuss the balance of power that exists between the employer and the various groups and classes of pensioner . |
| 36 | ‘ You 've been listening at keyholes , have you ? |
| 37 | ‘ So that 's why you 've been clinging to me like a leech all these months . |
| 38 | It was just a quickie , I just wanted to read this little point that I actually think brings lots of what you 've been discussing about together , and it 's a light hearted , but it does have some relevance if I can just say it . |
| 39 | ‘ You 've been playin' with that for hours . ’ |
| 40 | Everything they have in that shop is better than the one you 've been wearing for ten years . |
| 41 | Directly you go ashore have a bath , send everything you 've been wearing to the laundry , and wash your hair . |
| 42 | Is n't this what you 've been angling for ever since we crashed ? |
| 43 | ‘ Dr Williams said , ‘ You 've been spoiling for a fight , now you 've got it ’ ’ . |
| 44 | But you 've been dabbling in things that do n't concern you . |
| 45 | ‘ So you 've been chatting to the Earl of Ferngrove , Jill ! ’ |
| 46 | 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 . |
| 47 | And then maybe you 've been thinking of putting double that |
| 48 | If you 've been thinking about taking out a subscription to the Royal Horticultural Society , now 's the time to do it . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | It goes quickly and then you realise you ca n't remember what you 've been thinking about . |
| 51 | You 've been raving about galleons and sea creatures . ’ |
| 52 | You , you 've been hacking at this one bit , it 's gone too soft , look that 's why , yes , gone too soft |
| 53 | ‘ You 've been dealing in magic , ’ Bloxham hollered . |
| 54 | ‘ I suppose you 've been speaking against her ? ’ he added angrily to Joseph Poorgrass . |
| 55 | You 've been straining at gnats , Jesus said , and yet , you 've allowed the big issues to go by without bothering with them . |
| 56 | yes you 've been promising for weeks |
| 57 | Despite what Dr Goode and others have said , however , I think the law and ethics governing the situation you 've been hearing about are both understandable and quite sensitive to the needs of patients and doctors . |
| 58 | Which is the story that you 've been hearing about ? |
| 59 | ‘ You 've been looking into Harry Martin 's activities ? ’ |
| 60 | ‘ You 've been looking at me , your eldest son , Karim . |