Example sentences of "be [verb] for [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other girls could be forgiven for being depressed — after all , they were facing a racing dynamo , who seemed indestructible , regardless of weather conditions . |
| 2 | I do n't think so when I went to let him in he 'd pulled himself up round the patio and looked as though he expected to be walloped for being silly he 's taken us this morning . |
| 3 | Clearly , the originators of the major schemes can not be criticized for being ignorant of principles which were not recognized when their schemes were initiated . |
| 4 | ‘ People have suggested that I will be attacked for being homophobic for going into Hoover 's sex life in such detail , ’ Summers says . |
| 5 | The basic problem with this aspect of the technique is that the movement occurs very quickly , so you could be excused for being unsure quite what has happened . |
| 6 | " There 's a lot to be said for being free , " she panted . |
| 7 | As a retired deputy head teacher , having to be cared for was hard to accept at first . |
| 8 | Probably what what they 'll be calling for is empty packaging , erm you know what it 's like , pristine condition , samples for sales that go out you know , to customers . |
| 9 | He enjoyed talking about art with Rodrigo and , respecting his resoluteness ( it was said of him that he was the only Sohoite to be arrested for being drunk and orderly ) , asked him to act , with Anthony Lousada , as his executor . |
| 10 | Prost ( right ) is worried that he could be penalised for being involved in ostensibly innocent race clashes |
| 11 | While the Danzig Poles were not keen for the city to come under Polish rule , they were nevertheless determined that they should not be penalised for being Polish , and in their own way they were proud of their identity — even if it did not quite amount to ‘ nationality ’ in a conventional sense . |
| 12 | For management decision-making the relevant costs to be accounted for are future incremental costs . |