Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He fined me for being late and he fined me for being overweight . |
| 2 | ‘ He fined me for being late and he fined me for being overweight . |
| 3 | If I forgive you for being male and cruel and unreasonable , you must forgive me for being female and for carrying another man 's child and wanting you at the same time . |
| 4 | ‘ they 're going to give it to me for being such a nice chap and because I want this guitar so badly . ’ |
| 5 | She 's forgiven me for being such an ass with my ultimatum the other day , ’ he added , then sighed , ‘ I do wish she was coming back to her flat . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Forgive me for being wary ! |
| 7 | ‘ He fined me for being late and he fined me for being overweight . |
| 8 | ‘ He fined me for being late and he fined me for being overweight . |
| 9 | ‘ Forgive me for being flippant , ’ she sighed . |
| 10 | ‘ So you keep on saying , but can you blame me for being sceptical when I recall the sort of facts you apparently deal with ? ’ |
| 11 | That is the same as pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food |
| 12 | Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food , it just popped up to say hello , and now it 's gone back down below |
| 13 | Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food |
| 14 | Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food |
| 15 | Pardon me for being rude , it was not me it |
| 16 | Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food |
| 17 | Instead of blaming them for a small error , I praise them for being 99 percent perfect . |
| 18 | They were shooed away by the Sheikha , who rebuked them for being naughty and greeted me almost in the same breath . |
| 19 | I admire them for being able to sit there in front of everybody and say they actually , what they 've been through because it must have been sheer hell er , trying to come off and withdrawal symptoms , I mean , I do n't know much about it cos I 've never taken well I smoke |
| 20 | They undoubtedly deserve them for being flexible enough to listen to the people and to bodies like the Royal Fine Arts Commission and for thinking up the innovative scheme itself . |
| 21 | I like them for being different , ’ said Corman . |
| 22 | One of the problems that the college told me about is that school children are leaving school with more computer literacy than the university teachers , so university teachers are having to run hard simply to keep up with the people they are teaching . |
| 23 | But other people have voluntarily talked to me about being gay in the context of AIDS . |
| 24 | Tell me about being frightened when you were little , said Mr Rose . |
| 25 | trying to get it together and I would of got it together if I for being nice |
| 26 | We pride ourselves in being able to offer anyone and everyone the OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE in their chosen sport or leisure pursuit . |
| 27 | The essence of being human consists in the values we place on ourselves in being human beings . |
| 28 | At length she asked , ‘ Am I to be content with that snippet of intelligence : ‘ Sir George likes me ’ ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Am I to be weaponless again ? ’ said Hrun . |
| 30 | Indeed , he even reveals that he has recovered from a bout of depression : ‘ What right have I to be depressed ? |