Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was him putting them through was n't it ? |
| 2 | Forgive me for being a little cynical of that . ’ |
| 3 | He says , ‘ The superintendent wo n't recommend me for being a policeman . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 's always been that — I 've known it all my life — you 've never forgiven me for being a girl — that 's why you love Bri and you do n't love me — you wanted a boy — you always wanted a boy and all you got was a girl — all you got was me ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ they 're going to give it to me for being such a nice chap and because I want this guitar so badly . ’ |
| 6 | You reproach me for being stupidly repelled by a taste of which I have never dared to become fully aware . |
| 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 | ‘ He fined me for being late and he fined me for being overweight . |
| 10 | ‘ He fined me for being late and he fined me for being overweight . |
| 11 | There was a girl called Carmen , she was the queen Reject , she just let me hang around with them so she could sneer at me for being a moony . |
| 12 | But I think Oliver likes me for being the way I am . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ Forgive me for being flippant , ’ she sighed . |
| 15 | You ought to be thanking me for being so considerate . ’ |
| 16 | So excuse me for being a little thick . |
| 17 | ‘ So you keep on saying , but can you blame me for being sceptical when I recall the sort of facts you apparently deal with ? ’ |
| 18 | Forgive me for being so mean to you ? |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Forgive me for being wary ! |
| 21 | People always take me for being drunk . |
| 22 | He used to niggle at me for being a capitalist farmer and I got at him for being an unemployed commie . |
| 23 | That is the same as pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food |
| 26 | Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food |
| 27 | Pardon me for being rude , it was not me it |
| 28 | Pardon me for being |
| 29 | Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food |
| 30 | Pardon me for being so rude . |