Example sentences of "with [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Your book ? ’ she enquired , doubtfully , angry with herself for allowing domesticity to prevent her from keeping more up to date with the literary news . |
| 32 | Furious with herself for allowing such a situation , she pushed Marc 's hand away , panting slightly with suppressed emotion at the misunderstandings she knew must follow . |
| 33 | She was annoyed with herself for allowing this man to overhear her secret thoughts . |
| 34 | The sound of the start of the midnight bell was clear now through the starlit air , and she was angry with herself for allowing Miguel Rafaelo to prevent her seeing her hero . |
| 35 | Angry with herself for reacting to him , she peeled off her wet swimsuit and vigorously began to towel her body . |
| 36 | She felt angry with herself for getting carried away by the ideas in her head , for turning her back on reality . |
| 37 | He could not resist showing off , hitting the ball all over the court and making her run around until she was pink with the effort and furious with herself for getting into such an undignified situation . |
| 38 | She was irritated with herself for thinking like a spy , for slipping into Urquhart 's world of suspicion and conspiracy , and as she became more irritated with herself , she became sharp with her companion . |
| 39 | He should have been less intimidating now he was seated , but she still felt uneasy , and she was annoyed with herself for showing any weakness , but she could n't help the quiver in her voice , the tears that pricked behind her eyes . |
| 40 | Furious with him , and with herself for walking into the trap , Polly re-ran the conversation between the two men . |
| 41 | His reaction had bewildered her , but she did n't want to dwell on it , because she knew that she would inevitably end up spending the entire evening thinking of him , and then feeling frustrated and angry with herself for having given in to her private weakness . |
| 42 | Although annoyed with herself for having been so indiscreet , she was still unable to control her tongue as words slipped from her . |
| 43 | She bit off further words , feeling irritated with herself for having made that admission . |
| 44 | She was both satisfied and angry with herself for having tripped Caro so neatly . |
| 45 | Suddenly she felt angry with herself for having let her emotions get out of control . |
| 46 | Kelly was annoyed with herself for feeling a pang of jealousy that Jack Butler was now deep in conversation with the girl on his right . |
| 47 | Again her mother 's face and voice came before her , and she hurried past the Indian , annoyed with herself for feeling embarrassed . |
| 48 | She was irritated with herself for feeling nervous . |
| 49 | Immediately she was annoyed with herself for sounding defensive . |
| 50 | She was immediately angry with herself for admitting to Eleanor that she had read those newspaper items , and that they had got to her . |
| 51 | And she was equally furious with herself for letting things get so out of hand . |
| 52 | She was pleased with herself for selling the Noah 's Ark but sorry to see it go , with the little Finn in jeans and tee-shirt inside it . |
| 53 | Yet although she was annoyed with herself for doing so , she was now coming home again every night by the route where she had so often met him . |
| 54 | She did cry a little , almost soundlessly , and was furious with herself for doing so , her tears mingling with the spray of the shower . |
| 55 | ‘ I see , ’ Anne said triumphantly , obviously pleased with herself for eliciting this bit of information . |
| 56 | Robyn shot back , furious with herself for giving him the opportunity to make her feel foolish and inferior all over again . |
| 57 | She was immediately annoyed with herself for becoming defensive . |
| 58 | Lissa hated the cold incisiveness of his tone , and she was angry with herself for caring so much . |
| 59 | I 'm so pleased with her for knowing the way I want to hug her . |
| 60 | Ballater had , on that visit , thought the place loathsome — it still was — but he had felt a degree of sympathy with her for wanting to stay . |