Example sentences of "you 've be [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , sometimes a dessert is called for — as at a dinner party — or just wanted — because you 've been good for so long ! |
| 2 | ‘ We always wanted to sponsor a guide dog and by the time you 've been married for 50 years you 've got everything you need and there 's no point in getting presents you do n't really need , ’ said Mr Lea . |
| 3 | ‘ Because , ’ he said , mopping his plate industriously with a piece of bread , ‘ when you 've been asleep for — no , I do n't want to know — you 're bound to feel a bit peckish when you wake up . ’ |
| 4 | You 've been asleep for a long time . ’ |
| 5 | You 've been edgy for months . ’ |