Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] you have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you love ‘ im , Maggie , treat yourself better than you 've been doing . ’ |
| 2 | You 've extended courtesy , patience , and fair-mindedness to all , so that you 've been a tribute to the enquiry process if I may say so . |
| 3 | Perhaps if you had been a different sort of person — less sensitive , less driven by the bitterness of your mother … ’ |
| 4 | You 've been very gentle with me , which makes it even worse ; perhaps if you 'd been more brutal I could have managed to stop … but then you would never be brutal . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Previously you were entitled to these rights only if you had been in an employer 's scheme for at least five years . |
| 7 | After ten rounds of the game , I could theoretically have won as much as $5,000 , but only if you have been extraordinarily silly ( or saintly ) and played COOPERATE every time , in spite of the fact that I was consistently defecting . |
| 8 | So if you 've been under pressure lately , try Seven Seas Vitamin B complex , which cost £2.99 for 60 capsules or Vitalert For Stress with B-vitamins , £2.89/30 . |
| 9 | So if you 'd been given a free choice , you would n't have given your sweets to your brother , would you ? |
| 10 | So if you have been in the scheme all your life , you would have a half pension and a lump sum — which is tax free — of 1 ½ times your earnings . |
| 11 | A sight to get the taste buds going … especially if you 've been sleeping rough the night before . |
| 12 | If tempers have flared , and especially if you have been badly treated by your employer , the urge to retaliate with every means at your disposal will be enormous . |
| 13 | If you are concerned that you might have been exposed to sources of infection , especially if you have been unwell for some time , you can discuss your concerns with your family doctor or antenatal clinic . |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | So unless you have been self-employed or have had other money , not connected with your job , you may never really have needed to give the question very much thought . |
| 16 | Again we 're back to the the the same arguments on the capital receipt and I do n't intend to begin re-rehearsing those but quite frankly , I mean I would n't claim by any to have a vast or a a slightly deeper knowledge of housing finance but obviously since you 've been on the council the same length of time as I have , I mean you 've got even less . |
| 17 | ‘ How long since you 've been down the kennels ? ’ asked Constance . |
| 18 | ‘ Back home in Australia , you can play for my university there , Queensland , for ever , so long as you 've been there at some time . |
| 19 | Have you been filling that book in as you 've been erm |
| 20 | Well fancy being a like that all that time it 's bad enough when you 've been out on a binge and you get that headache then . |
| 21 | we know we 've had especially when you 've been around it to , ooh |
| 22 | And much as we can love our children , friends or pets , it can not be compared to sharing intimacy with a lover , especially when you have been used to the sounds , smells and physical qualities that brings . |
| 23 | I says I know , you have n't been to see your team here , he says right once you 've been to Wembley the second time 's never as good it 's just that |
| 24 | Would it be too much , perhaps , to inquire exactly where you have been . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's just that you 've been close so many times in the past and the deal has fallen through . |
| 26 | It 's just that you 've been doing things the same way for ten plus years and it 's second nature . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's just that you 've been out a few times this morning . ’ |
| 28 | It 's just that you have been waiting all afternoon for it to arrive and now have little choice but to try and bludgeon your way through the waves of cover tacklers . |
| 29 | ‘ Wo n't she expect you to come over once you 've been home and changed your shoes ? ’ |
| 30 | And not if you 've been before . |