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 . |