Example sentences of "you have been [v-ing] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 've been snorin' in that chair all efternoon , John Williamson , ’ his wife said , lifting the old coat off his knees . |
| 2 | Not long before the end of term now , pooh looking forward to er , going home to get some real food inside you I dare say , as opposed to the gruel you 've been getting in hall . |
| 3 | But you 've been dabbling in things that do n't concern you . |
| 4 | ‘ You 've been dealing in magic , ’ Bloxham hollered . |
| 5 | There is magnetism in romantic gestures that make you forget you 've been standing in the same place for half the day , that there is not a child in the house washed and you never got flowers from your 's truly . |
| 6 | The staff say you always look as if you 've been sleeping in haystacks these days . |
| 7 | Griddles and flaming wheels seem a pretty soft option when you 've been sitting in pitch darkness with your pants full of scorpions . |
| 8 | You 've been sitting in a side road waiting to come out , and you see a vehicle coming along and it 's got its left-hand indicator on and you think Oh lovely ! |
| 9 | ‘ You 've been sitting in that damned cottage for nigh on a year and you 've become a coward . |
| 10 | Now , now you 've been working in the area of AIDS for some time now , do you think that the message is getting through ? |
| 11 | It depends first on what you 've been doing in those 29 years , whether you 're willing to get new skills if necessary , and finally , how persistent you are in your job search . |
| 12 | Oh wanted a word with you see how much money you 've been putting in my , and we 're going for a mortgage now . |
| 13 | You would not have reached your present stage if you had been lacking in ability . |
| 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 ? |