Example sentences of "she [verb] [pn reflx] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expect she kicks herself for giving him those special facilities now , because it 's sure to be one of those jaw-breaking pieces of unreadability Americans produce . |
| 2 | Then she scolded herself for getting carried away , when she should be preparing how best to approach her mother over the subject of Elaine . |
| 3 | She hated herself for doubting him . |
| 4 | But most of all she hated herself for awakening in the darkness night after night , with Nicolo 's name on her lips and tears on her cheeks . |
| 5 | She hated herself for wanting to know , but the words just seemed to leap out . |
| 6 | She hated herself for remembering , not just that last ugly confrontation in the campagna but the things that had preceded it , the good things , starting with the fun they 'd had together and ending with that long , sweet night she 'd spent in his arms . |
| 7 | She hated herself for backing down , but what could she do ? |
| 8 | Her voice was like thin sharp ice , but not cold enough to fully hide the pain , and she hated herself for letting him hear it . |
| 9 | It was a long way to Hackballs Cross , and she hated herself for going , spat hatred at herself as she threw the Metro southwards . |
| 10 | She hated herself for falling in love so easily with her handsome husband , who , she now realized , could not be trusted . |
| 11 | She blamed herself for trusting him to wait , for not refusing to go to Sniffy without the van keys in her possession . |
| 12 | She cursed herself for spoiling the closeness between them . |
| 13 | She cursed herself for stating the obvious , wished she had taken more note of where they had brought her . |
| 14 | It sounded ridiculously lame and she cursed herself for sounding so weak and ineffectual , but miraculously he seemed not to notice . |
| 15 | It moved slowly and she cursed herself for having forgotten her gloves and scarf . |
| 16 | A few yards on and she saw there was no answering wave and she faltered , uncertain if this was Ferdinando or some other lone horseman before whom she would make a fool of herself , but the closer he came the more sure she was that this was her husband and then she chided herself for thinking he had hands free to wave when one was needed for the reins and the other to hold the child . |
| 17 | She despised herself for caring . |
| 18 | She despised herself for sounding so defensive , but perhaps if Luke understood he might leave her in peace . |