Example sentences of "if you 've be [verb] [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 Every area you look at South Africa in a report I gave to the Norwegian government which they commissioned we pointed out every area is like a major disaster area as if you 've been hit by an earthquake in every area of human activity and that situation needs something like a martial plan if we are , a martial aid plan , if we 're to address it but in the world we live in there 's no prospect of such assistance coming to Southern Africa .
6 Therefore , if you 've been exposed to the possibility of infection and have puzzling symptoms , see your doctor at once .
7 ‘ I know a lady lawyer who can get you off , even if you 've been going round the shops buying poison , ’ he said .
8 Anyway , if you 've been talking to Betty you know who he is . ’
9 The staff say you always look as if you 've been sleeping in haystacks these days .
10 It 's for the people who are n't happy with the weight they 're at , or if it 's unhealthy — if it 's endangering your health and you have to do something about it ; if you 've been told by your doctor to lose weight .
11 And although we often hear about different jobs being of different sorts of status , they 're on a ladder of status , its for unemployed people the situation is very often as if you 've actually been kicked off this ladder and this is what people say when they describe being unemployed as being on the scrap heap and so on , it 's as if you 've been expelled from this particular world where erm people respect you for having a job and know that you 're contributing .
12 If you 've been gossiping about someone , go to those you gossiped to and try to restore the person 's reputation .
13 If you 've been hurt by a loved one , this stone 's innate joyfulness is said to help heal the pain and the suffering .
14 If you 've been put off a simple d-i-y job which involves mixing concrete or mortar because it 's such a hassle , then the Odjob is for you !
15 If you 've been used to linear note-taking for many years , you 'll need to persevere with the Buzan method .
16 And over the years if you 've been working with the same partner
17 But surely to if you 've been working with your partner for a long time he 's gon na it anyway
18 ‘ 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 .
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