Example sentences of "you have n't be [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which you would have done in the first place , Lowell thought , if you had n't been so sure that Rose was here . |
| 2 | ‘ If you had n't been so awkward about it I doubt if that constable would even have taken my name and address . |
| 3 | You could have made it too , if you had n't been so stupid . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If you had n't been so nasty , ’ she went on , ignoring his cold rebuttal , ‘ I 'd probably have gathered everything up . |
| 5 | If you had n't been so boring in the pub I would n't have left in such a temper ! ’ |
| 6 | She looked at the insignificant scorch marks on its cover and said , ‘ This would n't have been necessary if you had n't been so cagey with me . |
| 7 | I wonder how he would have responded if you had n't been so angry/polite/upset by the loss of your children ? " |
| 8 | You have n't been anywhere exotic have you ? |
| 9 | You have n't been too bright since Harry arrived , have you ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You have n't been that long away . ’ |