Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] be accused of " in BNC.
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1 | She said this stiffly , not wanting to be accused of bragging — something else that had happened to her when she was a child , and she just stated a fact , or answered a question . |
2 | I 'm going to be accused of murder and rape . |
3 | It completely slipped my mind I was going to be accused of theft ! |
4 | The press began to be accused of being one-sided , unfair , of not giving a balanced picture . |
5 | And if I go to a rugby match , I do n't want to be accused of womanising when I 'm at Cardiff Arms Park cheering and shouting . ’ |
6 | ‘ I do n't want to be accused of causing havoc in my turn . ’ |
7 | I would n't want to be accused of frightening the patients away . ’ |
8 | ‘ We do not want to be accused of smuggling these pictures out of Russia , we want to do things quite officially and have to wait until the Russian ministry of culture says everything is all right , ’ said embassy spokesman Enno Barker . |
9 | erm Although one would hate to be , I do n't want to be accused of being elitist and saying that E H O's must do a particular job , but what I would like to say it that we need people who are trained to a sufficient level to be able to do the ultra high risk catering area , as distinct from other high-risk areas . |
10 | Although a verbal apology would probably fit the bill , the offender may feel constrained to act the fool he expects to be accused of being . |