Example sentences of "[pron] [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 ‘ Forgive me for being wary !
5 ‘ He fined me for being late and he fined me for being overweight .
6 ‘ He fined me for being late and he fined me for being overweight .
7 ‘ Forgive me for being flippant , ’ she sighed .
8 ‘ So you keep on saying , but can you blame me for being sceptical when I recall the sort of facts you apparently deal with ? ’
9 That is the same as pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food
10 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
11 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
13 Pardon me for being rude , it was not me it
14 Pardon me for being rude it was not me it was my food
15 They were shooed away by the Sheikha , who rebuked them for being naughty and greeted me almost in the same breath .
16 I admire them for being able to sit there in front of everybody and say they actually , what they 've been through because it must have been sheer hell er , trying to come off and withdrawal symptoms , I mean , I do n't know much about it cos I 've never taken well I smoke
17 They undoubtedly deserve them for being flexible enough to listen to the people and to bodies like the Royal Fine Arts Commission and for thinking up the innovative scheme itself .
18 I like them for being different , ’ said Corman .
19 But other people have voluntarily talked to me about being gay in the context of AIDS .
20 Tell me about being frightened when you were little , said Mr Rose .
21 trying to get it together and I would of got it together if I for being nice
22 We pride ourselves in being able to offer anyone and everyone the OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE in their chosen sport or leisure pursuit .
23 The essence of being human consists in the values we place on ourselves in being human beings .
24 At length she asked , ‘ Am I to be content with that snippet of intelligence : ‘ Sir George likes me ’ ? ’
25 ‘ Am I to be weaponless again ? ’ said Hrun .
26 Indeed , he even reveals that he has recovered from a bout of depression : ‘ What right have I to be depressed ?
27 Who am I to be merciful ?
28 Ought I to be fearful for my life ? ’
29 Am I to be interested in you or not ? ’
30 In it we know ourselves to be rational agents detached from spontaneity , judging on objective grounds what will serve our ends .
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