Example sentences of "you 've [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You 've been sleep-walking or something . ’ |
2 | You 've been such good friends , both of you . ’ |
3 | ‘ It do n't seem right , though , askin' for things when you 've been such a kind bloke to me , and doctored me as well . ’ |
4 | You 've been such a good and loyal friend to me all these years , and I know it was wrong of me to ask something so demanding of you , but … ’ |
5 | ‘ You 've been such a help , ’ she said , brushing aside Loretta 's half-hearted attempt to make a contribution . |
6 | You 've been such a help . ’ |
7 | ‘ You 've been such a brick for carrying on while I was away . |
8 | ‘ You 've been good today — very good . ’ |
9 | However , sometimes a dessert is called for — as at a dinner party — or just wanted — because you 've been good for so long ! |
10 | IT 'S PANTS-cacking time for atheist scum 'cos soon God 's gon na kill everything and he knows whether you 've been good or not . |
11 | All right , I 'll sit on the table , you 've been good to me , savin' me from those blokes that came after me for nothing . ’ |
12 | If you 've been good . ’ |
13 | You 've been good to me . |
14 | You 've been good to a poor man . ’ |
15 | You 've been good to me , Peter , I would n't want to see you hurt by having me around . ’ |
16 | ‘ You 've been good to us — you and Mr Dyson — but we ca n't stand it any longer . ’ |
17 | You 've been good girls and worked hard for us , and I wish you luck . ’ |
18 | But , you 've been good value for money . |
19 | And he was saying he said oh you 've been good you 've been feeding us with cups of teas . |
20 | well I know you 've been good . |
21 | So you 've been good then . |
22 | You 've been cruel . |
23 | And you 've been far from very well . |
24 | ‘ Go on , away with you ; thank you for your help , you 've been grand . ’ |
25 | I 've had a long life and many blessings and you 've been one of the best . |
26 | In fact you 've been one long disappointment , old bean . ’ |
27 | If you 've been impressed so far , you 'll be pleased to know that there 's even more to discover when you see the new Moffat Discovery for yourself . |
28 | I felt relieved in the same huge way as when you 've been desperate to pee and you finally get to a loo … |
29 | Thank you very much Mr President and as you 've been friendly enough to invite me and given me such a friendly welcome , I , I thought I ought to risk speaking to you as candidly as I can about what is going on in our country and our communities at the moment and whether by the end of the thing I continue your friend is another matter . |
30 | By the time you 've seen your third rapist walk free because you 've been cleverer than the prosecuting counsel , you lose the taste for that particular victory . |