Example sentences of "to [be] rude to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later he reproves himself for an impulse to be rude to a ‘ good auld guy ’ encountered during his terminal search for a bus , and we think of the prating ‘ good old man ’ Polonius . |
| 2 | She did not want to be rude to him . |
| 3 | His name was Marlon Brando , and his crimes against the establishment were to be rude to influential columnists , to fail to turn up at functions ( and when he did turn up he wore T-shirt and jeans ) , and publicly to deplore Hollywood and its natives . |
| 4 | Two scenes later we see Goneril instructing her servant Oswald to be rude to Lear , put on ‘ weary negligence ’ , and bring the issue to a violent state : ‘ What grows of it , no matter … |
| 5 | ‘ That gives us the freedom to be rude to each other ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ What would have happened to the world if Churchill had been too scared to be rude to Hitler when he marched into Sarajevo ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Daddy , there 's no need to be rude to Miles . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Please not to be rude to Miss Dawson , ’ barked Heinrich walking between them , rolling pin in hand , like Siegfried to rescue Brunhilde . |
| 9 | Even Gesner was very careful not to be rude to the orchestra . |
| 10 | I particularly like the way the teacher 's emphasising that it 's sometimes all right to be rude to adults . |
| 11 | But no , but I ca n't could n't afford to be rude to him , I 've only just joined the choir . |