Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] i for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth . |
| 2 | Have you forgiven me for calling you ‘ carrots ’ ? ’ |
| 3 | And can you pardon me for coming to such a conclusion as that in the last line of my verses ? |
| 4 | Come kiss me and tell me you forgive me for exposing you to so much danger and distress . |
| 5 | Here , ’ he held out his hand to her with a little smile , ‘ take my hand to show you forgive me for alarming you . ’ |
| 6 | Won t you forgive me for keeping it a secret ? ’ |
| 7 | She apologized for skulking out of the way so shamelessly , she thanked me for saving the life of their beloved dog who was now prancing around with the children as though nothing had happened , and she finished with the regret that she had n't even asked me my name . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's awfully wild , ’ she said , ‘ but you are going the right way ’ — she was proceeding east and going into the storm at the time — and she thanked me for opening the gate . |
| 9 | I was summoned to the matron ( the then equivalent of director of nursing services ) who thanked me for telling her , but asked whether I was aware that the consultant was the most senior in the faculty , and probably one of the world 's most eminent ? |
| 10 | ‘ Can you blame me for holding the very opinion which you deliberately instigated ? |
| 11 | I 'm bound to say that I meet a lot of people who praise me for speaking up , but do n't speak up themselves . |
| 12 | There are days when members approach me , and say how much they enjoy the club members who thank me for enriching their lives . |
| 13 | ‘ You blame me for returning to England because of my job but it was n't just that and it was n't all my fault . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Can you forgive me for going away ? |
| 15 | I also discovered that Granpa used to switch suppliers regularly , ‘ just to be sure no one takes me for granted ’ . |
| 16 | They criticise me for getting a new curtain or taking a holiday . |
| 17 | The Arab said , ‘ They blame me for guarding the food . |
| 18 | And he hates me for giving in to them , and for seeing how he 's shrunk . |
| 19 | I was 45 before I spoke with Toscanini and then he attacked me for doing Debussy 's Pelléas et Mélisande at La Scala in French . |
| 20 | He rebuked me for liking it . |
| 21 | He hated me for attracting him . |
| 22 | He thanked me for helping take care of his grandmother . ’ |
| 23 | He scolds me for leaving the flat . |
| 24 | ‘ Only a few years ago he criticised me for speaking to the press and said I should never do it again . |
| 25 | The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art produced his Shut up and Sing in 1960 and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , where he was music director from 1963 to 1973 , produced his Excuse Me for Living in 1964 . |