Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] for being so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pardon me for being so rude . |
| 2 | Forgive me for being so mean to you ? |
| 3 | You ought to be thanking me for being so considerate . ’ |
| 4 | For example , ‘ I forgive you for being so patronising towards me ’ would make them feel that they were having their sins confessed to them . |
| 5 | So , instead , she said , ‘ I really want to thank you for being so good with Emily today . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , no , I was only teasing , and I really only came in to tell you that I 'm leaving tomorrow , and to thank you for being so kind , and — well , to say goodbye . |
| 7 | My anxiety had returned , and I hated him for being so happy . |
| 8 | Wycliffe thanked her for being so frank and got up to leave . |
| 9 | When the real Travers returns his wife chides him for being so forgetful , from which Travers deduces what has happened . |
| 10 | She rebuked him for being so long . |
| 11 | I admire them for being so up front about their religious activity because it puts them right in the front line against anti-Semitism . ’ |
| 12 | And thank you for being so helpful , officer … ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Thank you for being so honest , Professor . |
| 14 | One night , Constance hugged her and said , ‘ Thank you for being so marvellous . |
| 15 | Thank you for being so frank . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Thank you for being so understanding , Mrs Reece-Carlton . ’ |
| 17 | Thank you for being so civilised about it . ’ |
| 18 | Thank you for being so kind . |
| 19 | Maggie could have slapped him for being so cruel . |
| 20 | He 's congratulated her for being so perceptive … but says the errors were actually made on purpose . |