Example sentences of "you 've [adv] be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 You know you 've not been interested in sex for years . ’
2 You 've both followed international careers , acquiring a cosmopolitan patina , you 've both been involved with the same man …
3 " Your letters were always too short , Sara , and not detailed enough , but then you 've never been good at spilling all your thoughts in speech or writing , have you ?
4 ‘ Except that it 's easy to be indifferent to money when you 've never been short of it . ’
5 You 've never been terrified in your life ! ’
6 You 're a nice young gentleman and you 've always been civil to me , not treated me like a dog .
7 You 've always been good at that . ’
8 ‘ You mean to tell me , Peter , that you 've always been aware of this spate of ‘ reprisals ’ on officials of the fallen Government ? ’
9 ‘ And you know , I 've never said this , although I 've thought it a lot : you 've always been kind to me all down the years .
10 You 've always been dependent on other people , being impressed with what you 've done , or the , before you 've got any pay rises .
11 I know you 've always been jealous of my success as a model , but I wo n't allow you to ruin things for Garry and me . ’
12 you know if you 've ever been stuck in this you know you 've got an appointment somewhere you know the the frustration 's incredible .
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