Example sentences of "[adv prt] for being a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wear a White is Beautiful badge and get run in for being a racist … ’ |
| 2 | If I pulled out he would probably do me over for being a chicken , but if I competed and beat him ( unlikely but not impossible ) … well , I might as well have booked my hospital bed then and there . |
| 3 | You wear the flag and everybody slags you off for being a Nazi . |
| 4 | He just told you off for being a pain , I bet ! |
| 5 | ( Why be beaten up for nothing when you can be beaten up for being a smart-arse ? ) |