Example sentences of "[noun sg] you 've be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I do n't know what wind you 've been listening to . |
| 2 | Tomorrow you will do alone the work you 've been shown today , but under her supervision . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're a bloody good photographer and the work you 've been doing for the last five years proves it . |
| 4 | Now when I spoke to Mrs on the telephone last night she told me about the work you 've been doing on and I have looked at it and I 'm going to go over it again with you this afternoon because she thought it was very very good work . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Part-time job that offers the flexibility you 've been looking for . |
| 7 | Oh wanted a word with you see how much money you 've been putting in my , and we 're going for a mortgage now . |
| 8 | What I 'd say to you is , do n't mess up and throw away the opportunity you 've been given , because if you do you 'll only have yourself to blame . |
| 9 | " This could be the opportunity you 've been waiting for , " she said slowly , her eyes black shadows in her face . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been in that sort of situation before , sitting in a dressing- room after losing to a team you 've been expected to beat . |
| 11 | But you would n't have done it quite you would have thought about whether you did it , whereas the moment you 've been forced to do it because of the cuts that have been forced upon us by the Poll Tax capping . |
| 12 | He 's worked on it every day you 've been gone . |
| 13 | Recall praise and criticism you 've been given . |
| 14 | The person you 've been working with over the last couple of days . |
| 15 | So you are therefore paralysed and , hopefully , because of the anaesthetic you 've been given in the form of gas , things like er halothane , er enfluorane Come in . |
| 16 | Treat yourself to a special evening of entertainment — whether it be hiring a video you 've been meaning to watch , going to the cinema or theatre , or just visiting a friend . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , surely you did n't think that would take the sting out of the deception you 've been practising ? ’ |
| 18 | At the rate you 've been goin' on , that might be a bit sooner or a bit later . |
| 19 | I 'd love to see the reaction once you finally turn the tables on an oppressive person or group and assert some of the strength and authority you 've been holding back . |
| 20 | you ca n't go out with no socks on can you ? , what 's that ? , ee where you getting all this from ? , hang on let's get a tissue , I 'm glad its coming out though because its been up your nose for a week you 've been breathing |
| 21 | As soon as you get the good news you 've been hoping for , accept it . |
| 22 | ‘ And what 's all this codswallop you 've been feeding us about Old Red 's being foul to nurses ? |
| 23 | on the road to Damascus and saved him , but he did , it was a tremendous surprise to the Apostle Paul that the Lord had saved him at all , he never got over it , he called himself the chief of sinners , but God 's grace , God 's mercy had been revealed to him , you and I when we get to heaven are in for a few surprises , the grace , the mercy of God is far broader and wider than our imagination , we 'll meet a lot of folk there that we did n't expect to see that leads me to a fourth proposition , not only will some be saved that we did not expect to be saved , but it 's clear that others will not be saved who expected to be saved there 's a passage in Luke thirteen , verses twenty five , let me read them again one the head of the house gets up and shuts the door you begin to stand outside and knock on the door saying Lord open up to us and then he will answer and say to you I do not know where you 're from , then you 'll begin to say we ate and drank in your presence , you taught in our streets , we know you Lord , we rubbed shoulders with you , we went to church , we experience those things , we knew the answers to the re to the questions but he will say I tell you I did not know where you are from , depart from me all you evil doers those words make it quite clear , here , there 's words of Jesus , there 's references to those who profess , to know the Lord Jesus Christ , but who do not in fact know him at all , they know bits and pieces about him , they 've seen him , you know it 's in its immediate context , they had seen him in the street , they had heard his teaching , there maybe those who had been fed by the , by the miraculous er multiplying of the loafs and the fishes , they had seen the miracle , some of them may have been healed by Jesus , they knew lots about him but they did not know him and he says I do not know you how many folk there are like this , they expect to be saved , perhaps because they go to church , perhaps because they 've got Christian parents , perhaps because they read their bible , perhaps because occasionally when they 're in trouble they prayer , they 've been confirmed , they 've been baptized , that , that they 're good , they 're honest , they 're not rogues , they would n't do a , a , a bad turn to somebody , not deliberately , they 're nice people but they , they do n't know the truth of what it says in God 's word , they do n't know the truth of Romans three and verse twenty because by the works of the Lord no flesh will be justified in his sight for through the law comes the knowledge of sin , does n't come the forgiveness of it , they do n't know the truth of Ephesians chapter two verses eight and nine for by grace you 've been saved through faith and that not of yourselves it 's the gift of God , not as a result of works that no one should boast , for we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared before hand that we should walk in them , they do n't know the truth of er , er of Titus , chapter three and , and verse five where , where the apostle Paul says there , he saved us not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness , but according to his mercy , how tragic it is to expect to be saved , to think you 're going to heaven and in the end to find that you 're not saved and Jesus says they 'll be many like that in that day . |
| 24 | Just what is this little cat-and-mouse game you 've been playing ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ On the other hand , if you 're a character actress you 're allowed much more freedom to question the role you 've been given , and to go more deeply into it to find a means of playing the part . |
| 26 | ‘ You know , you really ought to do something about that razor you 've been using ! ’ |
| 27 | well which , or which taxi firm you 've been using |
| 28 | Well I wo n't be paying for another lot of lessons for you at the drama class David because that 's two weeks in a row you 've been saying you 've not gon na go . |
| 29 | ‘ It may be the man you 've been waiting for , Master Benjamin , ’ she called across . |
| 30 | The relief you 've been waiting for |