Example sentences of "if you [vb base] be [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | If you 've been thinking about taking out a subscription to the Royal Horticultural Society , now 's the time to do it . |
2 | If you 've been thinking about a career in hairdressing and need some professional advice without parting with any cash , the new video from Hair by Alan d may be just the answer . |
3 | If you 've been thinking of making domestic changes or improvements , but lacked the money or momentum to set the wheels of change in motion use today to make a start . |
4 | You look as if you 've been bickering with a volcano . ’ |
5 | ‘ I know a lady lawyer who can get you off , even if you 've been going round the shops buying poison , ’ he said . |
6 | Anyway , if you 've been talking to Betty you know who he is . ’ |
7 | The staff say you always look as if you 've been sleeping in haystacks these days . |
8 | If you 've been gossiping about someone , go to those you gossiped to and try to restore the person 's reputation . |
9 | And over the years if you 've been working with the same partner |
10 | But surely to if you 've been working with your partner for a long time he 's gon na it anyway |
11 | ‘ For instance , if you 've been working towards getting a client somewhere to live and they get it and they come back to you and say ‘ Thanks ’ , that is simply amazing , ’ says Frances . |
12 | If you have been hunting for the perfect diet for a very long time it will be difficult to stop , actually to believe that good weight control can be established without resorting to one special diet that you go on ( and then , and this is the snag , come off again ) . |
13 | If you have been saving under the Homeloan scheme for two years or more you may qualify for an extra £600 loan and a cash bonus of £110 , provided you buy a house or flat below a certain price limit for each region . |
14 | If you have been fiddling with the boot files a lot anyway , you should have no bother with this , and will be able to use the in-built editor to make any changes you want . |
15 | If you have been shooting with the help of autofocus , you should have few problems with regard to image sharpness . |
16 | If you have been working at extreme depth and then call a halt do n't block the holes up . |
17 | Conversely , if you have been papering over the cracks of a relationship these same eclipses will seek them out . |
18 | Why not get used to doing this stretch throughout the day — especially if you have been sitting in the same position for any length of time ? |
19 | ’ If you have been attending to it for twenty four years , I came here into this church as a choir boy . ’ |