Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did folk often used to accuse you of being Welsh ? |
| 2 | Once when a policeman announced he was going to arrest him for being drunk and disorderly , Minton pointed to his helmet and expostulated , ‘ What ! |
| 3 | I understood him to reproach us for being slow in commissioning the fourth vessel . |
| 4 | During this time , our camp was visited by the secretary of the local Communist party , who seemed to suspect us of being illegal collectors of mumiya , semi-fossilised pika droppings thought to have medicinal properties . |
| 5 | But I was surprised by their looks , as they came through the airlock — enough to keep me from being puzzled , then , about how they had crossed from their pod to my ship without space suits . |
| 6 | The important thing in this case was to reward him for being good rather than punish him for being naughty — if you scold or hit a young horse for not standing still you will only make matters worse . |
| 7 | So I did n't want to burden her by being awkward about it , make her feel bad about it , equally I have n't really thanked her . |
| 8 | Where the proceedings are in respect of a statutory nuisance within s.92(1) ( c ) , it is a defence under s.94(4) to prove , on a balance of probabilities , ( the burden being on the defendant ) that the accumulation or deposit was necessary for the effectual carrying on of a business or manufacture , was not kept longer than necessary , and that best practicable means were used to prevent them from being prejudicial to health or a nuisance . |
| 9 | It is therefore folly to give in to behaviour of this kind , and you should try to prevent it by being aware of the situation when it may arise and not responding as the dog demands . |