Example sentences of "i [verb] [pers pn] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How should I prepare them for repainting ? |
| 2 | How should I prepare it for redecorating ? |
| 3 | Perhaps she thinks I hate her for giving me up . ’ |
| 4 | I 've read things in papers people are supposed to have said and think , ‘ You obnoxious twat , I hate you for saying that , ’ but I know there 's gay people out there who read that thing in NME and know it 's a load of bollocks . |
| 5 | I forgive you for making me suffer , but how can I forgive you for dying ? ’ |
| 6 | I criticise them for refusing to accept that they made a mistake and for refusing to take any action to put matters right , when it was patently obvious that everything was going disastrously wrong . |
| 7 | I do n't want that to happen to my daughter so I smacked her for stealing and lying . ’ |
| 8 | I admired them for doing openly what many women do in secret or under the respectable cover of marriage . |
| 9 | I like it for toast June . |
| 10 | Oh , Maggie , I 'm sorry I blamed you for telling Felipe . |
| 11 | Bedelia was busy roasting dandelion roots , I thanked her for having us and gave her the royal wave . |
| 12 | Susie smiled when I thanked her for putting up with me . |
| 13 | I thanked them for praying for me and seeing me now , hoped they thought their efforts worthwhile . |
| 14 | ‘ I arrested her for soliciting . ’ |
| 15 | Can I thank you for sharing with us the the example of the concentration , that you put so much in such a short time . |
| 16 | Can I thank you for coming today , th th the media often has lots of comments from the chattering classes , saying unhealthy , British democracies , cos they only concentrate on this place . |
| 17 | I loved him for saying that , for trying to cheer me up . |
| 18 | on this , and I 'll reiterate this , is the process that we go through as I understand it for introducing procedures , is that we take a diagonal slice through the organization er in other words there 's a draft procedure produced . |
| 19 | ‘ And I envy you for living here in these surroundings . ’ |
| 20 | I use them for breaking down annual goals , to monthly goals . |
| 21 | It 's a company flat ; I keep it for entertaining mostly . |
| 22 | She said I did n't appreciate her , I took her for granted , I did n't notice all the little things she did and that I sulked if she made the slightest mistake . |
| 23 | The reality surprised me at first , and then like everyone else , I took it for granted . |
| 24 | I took it for granted that I could associate with people from all walks of life , from every background . |
| 25 | Back then I think my girlfriends and I took it for granted that washing regularly was an exclusively feminine pursuit . |
| 26 | I took it for granted I 'd just been lying there since I went out , and whoever had jumped me had made off and left me there . |
| 27 | I mean we were in a particular discussion last night I mean that chap was making a particular point and we were able to ask questions and that was very useful and it helped everything else and as a result I have a view that Hydro Electric have a certain commitment to the community and I respect it for having that commitment . |
| 28 | ‘ Your plans are quite praiseworthy , Sophie , and I respect you for sticking to them . |
| 29 | I love you for coming , darling , ’ she whispered , ‘ but you must n't stay . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Still , I liked you for standin' up for me like you did . |