Example sentences of "[adv] be accused of [being] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nixon , one of the fiercest anti-Communists and " cold warriors " of the 1940s and 1950s , knew that he could not easily be accused of being " soft " on communism when he tried to lessen tension with Russia and with Communist China . |
| 2 | DEC and Microsoft , neither of whom could ever be accused of being the least bit friendly to Unix , look for all the world like they 're ganging up to try and kill it off once and for all , using NT-on-Alpha as the blunt instrument . |
| 3 | In other spheres Margaret Thatcher , Mary Archer ( who chairs the hardship committee at Lloyd 's ) and Helen Sharman , who were all trained as chemists , could hardly be accused of being unsuccessful . |
| 4 | Although a recovering alcoholic and noted for temper tantrums , she could never be accused of being bland . |
| 5 | Stoddards Carpets Maintenance Worker Robert Kerr could never be accused of being a high flyer — but he certainly seems to be producing a few . |
| 6 | BRIAN McGilligan could never be accused of being a dreamer . |