Example sentences of "i [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 | 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 . |
18 | But other people have voluntarily talked to me about being gay in the context of AIDS . |
19 | Tell me about being frightened when you were little , said Mr Rose . |
20 | trying to get it together and I would of got it together if I for being nice |
21 | At length she asked , ‘ Am I to be content with that snippet of intelligence : ‘ Sir George likes me ’ ? ’ |
22 | ‘ Am I to be weaponless again ? ’ said Hrun . |
23 | Indeed , he even reveals that he has recovered from a bout of depression : ‘ What right have I to be depressed ? |
24 | Who am I to be merciful ? |
25 | Ought I to be fearful for my life ? ’ |
26 | Am I to be interested in you or not ? ’ |
27 | Kinnock sneered at the ‘ arrogance ’ of the political establishment who pronounced him ‘ cocky ’ , and the ‘ experts on political conduct , the brilliant analysts , the completely non-aligned and non-partisan reporters ’ of the tabloids who ‘ accuse me of being inadequate ’ . |
28 | ‘ When I protested he accused me of being lippy . |
29 | ‘ Churchill accused me of being pro-Arab , ’ MacDonald said . |
30 | ‘ You accuse me of being conceited and arrogant ? |