Example sentences of "you [be] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You been watching the news ? ’ |
| 2 | Have you been buying the whole store ? ’ |
| 3 | You will not need to take as many steps to conceal this as you would have had you been writing the blueprint book . |
| 4 | Have you been trawling the sales and picking up every urn and tub that caught your fancy ? |
| 5 | ‘ Have you been swapping the furniture around again ? ’ |
| 6 | The first question he shot at me after the midday adjournment was , ‘ Mr Kennedy , have you been discussing the case with your counsel during the luncheon break ? ’ |
| 7 | You been burying the people you 've poisoned ? ’ |
| 8 | Erm tt whether that 's appropriate , you know , I 'm thinking of it as a first appointment just to get a general picture whereas you might be coming back to stir his memory for referrals by saying er , you know , er you mentioned here you 're a member of the squash club , do you remember I said I 'd be looking for introductions , maybe we 'll learn whether at the beginning of the second appointment you jog the memory there er you know in other words what I 'm do doing is keeping that in my mind , that you are remembering the squash club or whatever club it may be and use that later , although I did n't er elaborate on it at that , that er because I think you can go off at a tangent |
| 9 | BELOW LEFT There is no need to let your dog off the leash at first when you are teaching the ‘ stay ’ command . |
| 10 | Sign ‘ Yours sincerely ’ if you are sending the letter to a named individual . |
| 11 | You are sending the picture out and are the contact for further information . |
| 12 | Simple : the atomic reaction you expect is n't taking place , the beam with which you are bombarding the particles is on the wrong wavelength . |
| 13 | When you are told to move the lace carriage more than once ( by a succession of straight arrows ) , you are shaping the stitches on the needles to firm the pattern , in the same way that you slip stitches to and fro on knitting needles before ‘ purling ’ back . |
| 14 | It passes under a bridge , on the reverse of which is written the ominous words ‘ YOU ARE LEAVING THE AMERICAN SECTOR ’ . |
| 15 | If you are leaving the area do not forget to pick up any clothes that are at the cleaners , or shoes , clocks , or other items that are away being mended . |
| 16 | However , if you are leaving the house very early or have a lot to do before you leave , even this will not be possible . |
| 17 | ‘ Never forget you are leaving the continent of dreams for the land of memory . |
| 18 | The most likely causes are , either parking the vehicle for long periods facing up a steep hill when oil is seeping past the seals into the overdrive unit , or I suspect that you are overfilling the transfer box . |
| 19 | If you are knitting the tuck stitch top in this month 's Machine Knitting Monthly , there will be enough calico yarn left to make the baby jacket . |
| 20 | Remember , you are knitting the two thicknesses of the yarn on each stitch , so allowance must be made for the stitch size . |
| 21 | Perhaps you are developing the wrong muscles or refining movements which are opposed to the natural physiology of your hands . |
| 22 | Learn from each essay , not only about the period , but also how you are developing the skill of essay writing . |
| 23 | Remember the successes , remember the positive improvements ( even look back to six months ago and find it difficult to believe how much better you are meeting the challenge of hearing loss ) and then tell yourself , quite truthfully , that you are growing every day in con |
| 24 | ‘ On top of that , you are meeting the most beautiful — or handsome — people all the time . |
| 25 | ‘ Would you care to explain to the committee why you are considering the UK in your short list of countries to be considered for the new investment proposals . |
| 26 | When you are considering the problem of diet for an elderly parent it would also be helpful to have a copy of Easy Cooking for One or Two ( published by Penguin ) , by Louise Davies , who is a dietician . |
| 27 | If you are considering the purchase of an automatic controller as a part of your editing set-up , check first that it is compatible with both your video machines , by test if possible , before you commit to buying . |
| 28 | When you are considering the reliability of interpretations , bear these points in mind : |
| 29 | If you are organising the list yourself , first draw up a master list of items stating their make , colour , price and where they can be bought . |
| 30 | Sometimes , it is this flash of white belly that gives them away when you are roaming the river bank trying to spot them . |