Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] you for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Your God would not thank you for throwing away your life . |
| 2 | Movements in foreign exchange rates will affect the sterling value of the principal deposited or borrowed and your finance director will not thank you for saving £50,000 by earning interest at 1 1/2 % above UK rates if you lose £1m when the foreign currency is reconverted to sterling . |
| 3 | The herb border can be designed to follow the same principles as those used for the herbaceous or mixed border ; small plants will not thank you for planting them next to towering or buxom plants — they will be smothered in no time . |
| 4 | ‘ I can not blame you for helping your wife . |
| 5 | She wo n't thank you for blackening her late husband 's name . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If she 's so keen to save a spot of money then she wo n't thank you for cheating her of eight grand . ’ |
| 7 | " I have , of course , contributed to the difficulty by taking my suspicions to the police — I ca n't blame you for wanting to get to the bottom of things . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't blame you for getting jittery . |
| 9 | Ca n't blame you for getting away from everyone . |
| 10 | I do n't blame you for looking edgy . ’ |
| 11 | Do n't blame you for earning a bit . |