Example sentences of "[pn reflx] for [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We could kick ourselves for not realising the obvious distinction . |
| 2 | Philip was mad at himself for not taking the cutters off the boy . |
| 3 | TONY COTTEE grabbed two goals as Everton over ran Forest , but he was left kicking himself for not completing the hat-trick that was up for grabs . |
| 4 | IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED , NIGEL KICKED HIMSELF FOR NOT untying the bunch of flowers and looking to see if there was a card inside . |
| 5 | Act 1 scene 7. in which he is laying down the reasons to himself for not killing the king he even admits to himself that his ambition is very powerful ‘ vaulting ambition ’ . |
| 6 | Harriet stiffened , totally taken by surprise and annoyed with herself for not realising the moment he mentioned insurance the reason why he was here . |
| 7 | Lydia did not castigate herself for so disliking a fellow-being , believing that it was sufficient merely to refrain from overt unkindness . |