Example sentences of "you 've been [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and then you were inveigled to the R and D and then you inveigled to become a Vice Chair , and today you 've been handling the ceremony so well , we 've had to keep you in cotton wool to make sure that er , that you kept your health . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's not just what you wrote that hurts us , Lizzy , it 's the way you 've been living a lie all this time . ’ |
| 3 | All this time you 've been living a dream , and now you 've seen that dream in the flesh you torment yourself even more . ’ |
| 4 | The argument that if you 've been born a tortoise , it is difficult to become a hare because some official insists , is flawed , though the imposing of fines must be done in a responsible manner and not by self-appointed officials with heavy-handed habits . |
| 5 | You 've been watching the Americans , they , cos the Americans , why do American police officers carry guns ? |
| 6 | And I 've seen the look in your eyes recently when you 've been watching the singers on stage . |
| 7 | I do n't wish to hear from them on my return that you 've been airing the kind of sentiments I heard from you today . " |
| 8 | You 've been breaking the law for the last ha mile and a half . |
| 9 | . You 've been using a brush instead of a spatula for spreading glue . |
| 10 | Erm I was rather interested by the comparisons which you explained a little earlier in the evidence erm if you 've got an aircraft which is er going to replace , as I understand it the Jaguar and the Phantom which has already been retired , er against which you 've been comparing the F three er and the G R four of the tornados and the harriers , then er that gives rise in my mind to the possibility that this is an aircraft which might replace all of these , in which case will that have consequences for the still er publicly declared intention to order two hundred and fifty , might we order more for example ? |
| 11 | You 've been reading the programme as well . |
| 12 | You 've been plaguing the life out of me and everybody else for as long as I 've worked here . |
| 13 | ‘ No doubt you 've been overseeing the physical takeover of your new business ? ’ |
| 14 | You 've been helping the Vatican in some mysterious business or other , have n't you ? ’ |
| 15 | Besides being allowed to play mistress of this house for years , you 've been given a good allowance . |
| 16 | When you 've been given a fine brain like I have , you 've got to use it . |
| 17 | Suppose , for example , you 've been given a problem to work on by one of your teachers . |
| 18 | If you 've been given a voucher because you have a low income , the value of your voucher may be reduced . |
| 19 | You 've been given a reprieve . |
| 20 | And er you 've been given a document by the county and you 'll take your own view on that . |
| 21 | That does n't last for ever , and it 's not easy to psych yourself up to get another job after you 've been given the push . |
| 22 | You 've been given the battery ? |
| 23 | 17 You 've been given an award for your services to natural history . |
| 24 | You 've been given an invitation to the most magnificent show in the world . |
| 25 | You 've been given an invitation to fall in love . |
| 26 | Puts them on notice that you 've been to see a solicitor . |
| 27 | Sometimes , the pharmacist may need to ask why you 've been prescribed the medicines just to clear up any confusion . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't think this man was a cousin at all , indeed , I think you 've been harbouring a criminal from jail . ’ |
| 29 | You 've been cutting the bottom part of the grass ? |
| 30 | When you 've been driving a car , and hirpling about on motorbikes using L plates , as aged car users are allowed to with anything under 125cc or possessing a sidecar , you think you know it all . |