Example sentences of "you 've been [v-ing] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For far too long you 've been hiding your light under a bushel . |
| 2 | ‘ You had them all the time — you trailed me round — you bloody filthy lying bastard — you poked my head into every shit-bin in Bristol — you led me up hill and down dale till my feet were dropping off — you made me steal some people 's boat — I could 've been got by the police — I might be festering in jail now — handcuffed — criminal — you do n't care , you 're criminal anyway — I would n't be surprised if you 'd murdered half a dozen innocent people and cut them up and kept their pieces stashed away in the hole where you 've been hiding my bag and my things and my money and my dreams … ’ |
| 3 | If you 've been lightening your hair for years , this is the time to rethink your shade . |
| 4 | Unless you 've been calling my bluff since day one , you should be able to see off any mere mortal who rubs us up the wrong way . ’ |
| 5 | She was brought back to her mother 's voice , as though enticing her , yet with a slight sneer in it now , saying , ‘ It would give you an opportunity to wear some of those clothes you 've been spending your money on lately . ’ |
| 6 | In a couple of years time the other schools have gone past you and you suddenly find these services that you need to buy in are become very expensive and become unattainable because you 've been spending your money in other directions . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've been walking my dog ! ’ |
| 8 | You look as if you 've been washing your face in soup . |
| 9 | I mean it 's a fact is n't it , that there are a lot of people , the first heart attack is just a , a danger signal , you know , beware , take things easy , look after yourself , you 've been putting your body under too much stress . |