Example sentences of "you [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | so the maximum that we can cover you for is seventy percent of your annual salary . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr Wood says he 's never known nobody like you for bein' clean . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do not love you for being gentle , chéi . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Then , when you returned , school would have started and they would beat you for being late . |
| 6 | After one such painful confrontation someone wrote , ‘ Thank you for being straight with me — I needed it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Thank you for being honest , you |
| 8 | ‘ I — I guess I ca n't blame you for being sore . |
| 9 | ‘ Thank you for being such a dear friend . |
| 10 | I 'm sure you are and thank you for being such a wonderful chairman . |
| 11 | She probably thinks a lot more about you for being able |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't blame you for being angry , believing what you do about me . |
| 13 | What I 'm trying to tell you about is this . |
| 14 | How serious are you about being able to retire with some dignity and being able to continue doing the things you 've always wanted to er the things you 've been able to enjoy doing but you 'll have to give up . |
| 15 | The third area I need to take you through is some erm typographical amendments to the resolutions that you have in front of you , so if you just bear with me I proposed to go through those and perhaps if you want to mark them on the sheets as I go through and if I 'm going too fast erm just wave . |
| 16 | Did folk often used to accuse you of being Welsh ? |
| 17 | I hope all these very pretty sentiments about not being strong enough to stand watching other people doing things in the war are just part of a passing phase ; or maybe it 's these ‘ books of a higher nature ’ … but I never credited you with being able to talk such utter balls . |
| 18 | I see education as far more than just training you to go out and do a job , and I think the whole learning process , whatever you 're learning , matures you into being capable of taking responsibilities and learning other things , and I think arts subjects do that just as well as science subjects . |
| 19 | ‘ What 's preventing you from being happy ? ’ |
| 20 | The following concepts are a vocabulary which will help you in being able to analyse and study the functioning of organisations . |
| 21 | Not convenient to him , but he expects you to be available the minute he wants . |
| 22 | As well as the above , John Wylie would like you to be available to share with him two sections on Saturday , 11.20–12.45 : ‘ Ending sufferings ’ page 3 , and 7.00–9.00 : ‘ Welcoming diversity ’ page 6 . |
| 23 | ‘ I expect you to be sober , if you 're driving . ’ |
| 24 | I simply urge you to be reasonable and not go over the top . ’ |
| 25 | He said formally , ‘ I would like you to be present at the boatyard tomorrow morning . ’ |
| 26 | I 'm expecting him shortly and I 'd like you to be present . |
| 27 | I wanted you to learn everything ; I did n't want you to be poor like my sisters . |
| 28 | ‘ We shall know if that is the case and we shall expect you to be late for our appointment . |
| 29 | I do n't pay you to be late , I pay you to be on time . ’ |
| 30 | For example , if I perceive you to be friendly , then I am likely to act in a friendly manner towards you . |