Example sentences of "you have been [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | yes you 've been promising for weeks |
| 2 | ‘ I understand you 've been recommended for business training at our school here . |
| 3 | ‘ You 've been sleeping for hours , so I thought you might be about ready to get up . ’ |
| 4 | The , the direct debits that you 've been paying for years but you 're not sure where they go to , that sort of thing ? |
| 5 | Further to your recent interview for the above post , I am pleased to advise that you have been selected for short-list interview . |
| 6 | I refer to your recent application for the above position and am pleased to advise that you have been selected for interview . |
| 7 | I refer to your recent application for the above position and am pleased to inform you that you have been selected for interview . |
| 8 | Less ambitiously , you might ask your employer to agree to repatriate you , together with your family and possessions , free of charge , if your job ends prematurely for any reason , except perhaps if you have been dismissed for misconduct . |
| 9 | ‘ Karim , you have been cast for authenticity and not for experience . ’ |
| 10 | With only two exceptions you all did very well in your qualifying examinations and I am very proud of the school 's results , but , I am sorry , only twelve of you have been accepted for Form 1 . ’ |
| 11 | It is perfectly in order to ask for a copy of the annual report , the balance sheet and any other promotional material as soon as you have been called for interview , or even beforehand . |
| 12 | When you are ready , the person you have been yearning for will enter the meadow , and approach you . |
| 13 | ‘ Your uncle Orrin tells us that you have been missing for months , not travelling with the Parslows as we thought , and when you surface again you have the gall to question us . ’ |