Example sentences of "when you have [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you think you 've seen it all ; when you 've been to Benidorm , Majorca and San Antonio ; when you know the most exciting places ; come to Club 18–30 and we 'll show you Kos . |
| 2 | When you 've been through death and live again you 're changed all through . |
| 3 | When you 've been in London five minutes you never want to leave … |
| 4 | At least I do n't mean that — not a good show for you , I know — but frankly when you 've been down a long time it is a good show to see someone from home and get all the news . |
| 5 | ‘ When you 've been very independent for a very long time , to depend on somebody else is n't easy , I find . |
| 6 | I felt relieved in the same huge way as when you 've been desperate to pee and you finally get to a loo … |
| 7 | In the end , the quacks and medicine men were left with that strange , disembodied feeling you get when you 've been talking for several minutes to someone who is n't there . |
| 8 | At this point Mr Wilson the Strict Deputy Head arrived ( every school with more than one Deputy Head has a ‘ Strict ’ one for telling you off and keeping order in assemblies , and a ‘ Friendly ’ one for helping you when you 've been bullied ) . |
| 9 | When you 've been having a few beers , and clowning around having a bit of a larf , and then you go onstage and sing earnest , sensitive songs full of emotion and heartbreak and loneliness , do you ever feel like fakes ? |
| 10 | ‘ Drawing 1-1 up there with a team of kids when you 've been spanked 5-0 four days earlier made them believe they could finish the job at home . ’ |
| 11 | When you 've been given a fine brain like I have , you 've got to use it . |
| 12 | I think when you 've been once burnt — or in my case , four times burnt — then you have to be a bit careful . |
| 13 | When you 've been here six months you 'll nae want to see another lobster in your life . ’ |
| 14 | What 's the weirdest thing you 've ever seen in an audience when you 've been onstage ? |
| 15 | AS ANNOYING as ‘ Sesame Street ’ but funnier when you 've been to Amsterdam and seen an ocean of techno heads pogo-ing like Zebedee on amphetamines . |
| 16 | ‘ It do n't seem right , though , askin' for things when you 've been such a kind bloke to me , and doctored me as well . ’ |
| 17 | When you 've been around guys like Mr. B. awhile , you get to thinking the way they think . |
| 18 | Griddles and flaming wheels seem a pretty soft option when you 've been sitting in pitch darkness with your pants full of scorpions . |
| 19 | Well I can say personally that I went from a size twelve to a twenty and its a medical problem , its the , not an eating one though , you know any thing to with any diet or any thing like that , completely medical so er it takes a bit of coping with when you 've been slim and then all of a sudden you have this weight that , no diet will remove . |
| 20 | When you 've been with the same bank since you were thirteen , you somehow feel they will grow up with you . |
| 21 | ‘ When you 've been a soldier as long as I have , I tell you , you can smell a parasite from the other side of a black hole ! |
| 22 | I knew when I got into trouble I might get sent back , because when you 've been to prison once , you can be sent back every time you get into trouble . |
| 23 | And then when you 're okay when you 've been riding round a bit you take them off . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 25 | SEXTALK : When you 've been abused |
| 26 | When you 've been used to that for sixty-two years , hot water and a flushing toilet do come as something of a culture shock . |
| 27 | ‘ Who wants to work when you 've been offered a holiday ? ’ she asked . |
| 28 | N er when you 've been here what ? |
| 29 | You ca n't help worrying when you 've been through a bad time , but do share your anxieties with your family , and with your doctor , who should be able to reassure you . |
| 30 | But it 's difficult to remember things like that when you 've been brought up in a village and you 're used to chatting to everyone you meet . |