Example sentences of "[verb] you be [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are n't you relieved you 're in this situation with a familiar face ? |
| 2 | Now Sammy was a character in himself he was a bachelor and his wi his sister was Fanny the elocutionist er and , and er there the women used to , to go into old Sammy 's shop on a Friday night simply to be entertained by all the wisecracks and nonsense that used to go on in there , and somebody would say I suppose you 're off this weekend and he 'd say yes I 'm off to my little widow in Wales , he had n't got a little widow in Wales at all now but it would the start of the conversation going . |
| 3 | I thought you were in this bit . |
| 4 | I presume you were at this morning 's ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I rang that night shelter you were at this morning and the girl I spoke to told me you were on your way . |
| 6 | ‘ How long have you been with this company ? ’ |
| 7 | When she walked into the kitchen her mother looked up and said , ‘ Where on earth have you been at this hour . |
| 8 | ‘ How long have you been in this field ? ’ |
| 9 | It is helpful if the speaker has good articulation ( crisp consonants ) and is able to phrase sentences so that the key word or subject does not depend on a high frequency — for example , instead of saying ‘ Do you know Sussex ? ’ ( key word Sussex ) , they could say ‘ Have you been in this part of the world before ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ How long have you been in this job ? ’ |
| 11 | So have you been in this business before ? |