Example sentences of "i [prep] [be] " in BNC.

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1 Forgive me for being a little cynical of that . ’
2 He says , ‘ The superintendent wo n't recommend me for being a policeman . ’
3 ‘ 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 ! ’
4 ‘ they 're going to give it to me for being such a nice chap and because I want this guitar so badly . ’
5 You reproach me for being stupidly repelled by a taste of which I have never dared to become fully aware .
6 ‘ He fined me for being late and he fined me for being overweight .
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 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 .
11 But I think Oliver likes me for being the way I am .
12 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 .
13 ‘ Forgive me for being flippant , ’ she sighed .
14 You ought to be thanking me for being so considerate . ’
15 So excuse me for being a little thick .
16 ‘ So you keep on saying , but can you blame me for being sceptical when I recall the sort of facts you apparently deal with ? ’
17 Forgive me for being so mean to you ?
18 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 . ’
19 ‘ Forgive me for being wary !
20 People always take me for being drunk .
21 He used to niggle at me for being a capitalist farmer and I got at him for being an unemployed commie .
22 That is the same as pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food
23 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
24 Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food
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
27 Pardon me for being
28 Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food
29 Pardon me for being so rude .
30 In terms of a planning process Anne was talking about , you 'll have to forgive me for being relatively new to Oxfordshire and coming from an area where we had a planning system which was largely the one I was describing , and the planning role that I saw I wanted to develop was very much already mentioned which was actually going round to small groups of people , to the local caring groups on a much more informal basis , and getting their contribution about that and then feeding it back into the system , which you say is there in a sense .
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