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 ?
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