Example sentences of "that be [prep] [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What possible reason would that be for disliking you ? |
| 2 | so , so even if you 're in the or whatever you know you could still enjoy a meal and so that is about making it special to everyone . |
| 3 | There is another way in which we can inspect the growth of population , and that is by seeing it at work in all the various classes of society . |
| 4 | Well , the only way you 'll do that is by giving them a copy . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's for despising your own life , fool , ’ he said calmly , ‘ Learn to kill like a reasoning man when you must , not like a woman crazed with spite . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ And that 's for deserting me , you bastard ! ’ |
| 7 | That 's for doing your washing oh you , washing , what bloody you 'll . |
| 8 | To make sure you do n't cry over spilt milk , Miele seal base units all round , including the top and that 's before putting your worktop on . |
| 9 | Yeah , that was for doing your washing |
| 10 | Severn Trent which held the record for disconnections last year , the chief executive , Roderick sold one hundred and thirty seven thousand shares at four hundred and eighty eight P under a share options scheme , and that was after buying them the same day , for two hundred and sixty two P . |