Example sentences of "were accuse [prep] [being] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the Sheffield football disaster , within a week we heard accusations against the police , against the clubs , against the fans themselves who were accused of being drunk and causing trouble . |
| 2 | Despite such reports there was some evidence that the crisis had generated greater support for the King , particularly among Saudi nationals ; on the other hand some foreign Arab residents in Saudi Arabia , particularly Palestinians and Jordanians , were accused of being pro-Iraqi . |
| 3 | ‘ I can understand why we were accused of being vague and naïve , ’ says Miss Kier . |
| 4 | Indeed in The Times article already quoted Roger Scruton was particularly scornful of the Vice-Chancellors for their apparent readiness to change : they were accused of being interested only in the quantity , not the quality , of students ; and of being happy to lower their standards , and offer as items in university courses ‘ subjects ’ which have no proved intellectual value . |
| 5 | At national conferences such as Acton and Edinburgh , the lesbians in general , and the separatists in particular , were accused of being elitist , divisive , of tearing the women 's movement apart , and taking energy away from ‘ the real struggle ’ . |