Example sentences of "[pron] for having " in BNC.
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| 1 | But at last I learned to know what a lie was : to induce my mother to stop beating me I would lie — I would say , yes , I had lied and was sorry , and then she would whip me for having withheld the admission so long . |
| 2 | When it disappeared from the catalogue and by chance I was offered a knighthood , I always said that the Queen , coming as she does from an angling family , was compensating me for having had my name taken out of Hardy 's catalogue . |
| 3 | ‘ Well ! ’ he said , ‘ I hope you 'll forgive me for having knocked you down that day . ’ |
| 4 | He wanted to thank me for having such an undying belief in his footballing ability and for working tirelessly to further his career in soccer . |
| 5 | The ground staff at Edinburgh were very helpful , and when we finally boarded ( in really raw and biting cold and -2 degrees centigrade ) thanked me for having my luggage so clearly labelled as it had helped them get it to the hold doors for immediate removal at Brussels . |
| 6 | Curse me for having nothing in this world to give him but gratitude ! ’ |
| 7 | Blame me for having it sprung on you like this . |
| 8 | Forgive me for having addressed you so informally , Miss Bishop . ’ |
| 9 | Oh I asked him to go to the insurance company and find out whether I 'm covered with them for having my aerial replaced and I wrote a letter asking if he could be empowered to sign the claim form for me |
| 10 | No one fully understands the workings of these interlocking systems and we may forgive ourselves for having a sensation of something slipping through our fingers when we try to grasp them — but one thing is certain : the choices we make about the order of the information in discourse reveal our own assumptions about the world and about the people we are trying to communicate with . |
| 11 | He despised the little Jew for his grasping , mercenary manner , despised himself for having to use such trash . |
| 12 | The only person who came to mind was the Substitute , but years of battling with arrogant , ambitious magistrates had taken their toll and he smiled ruefully at himself for having such a peculiar idea . |
| 13 | Food lay like clods of clay in his stomach and it rained , but he was supported by a sense of majesty in ideas and even in himself for having them , though this latter maintenance came and went . |
| 14 | He shifted impatiently as if annoyed at himself for having to stop to think . |
| 15 | Seemed proud of himself for having found out , because he said it 's supposed to be the planet 's big secret . |
| 16 | Driving back from seeing Ray Darby , Wickham was stern with himself for having twice in one day fallen into reminiscence about Vanessa . |
| 17 | It would be a long time before he stopped despising himself for having succumbed to a purely physical attraction , and that towards a woman he despised . |
| 18 | However , the frown on his face did not surprise her , as it probably meant he was annoyed with himself for having been quite so fervent in the way he 'd crushed her lips beneath his own . |
| 19 | If he is beginning to share the public anxiety about standards in our schools , he should be ashamed of himself for having resisted each and every reform that has been aimed at reversing the trend and improving them . |
| 20 | Owen cursed himself for having been so foolhardy as to get involved in this affair . |
| 21 | I am very sorry to trouble you with this and I am most grateful to you for having returned the documents so promptly . |
| 22 | Sir , — I am grateful to you for having given me a right of reply to the article which appeared on p 20 of the October issue of ACCOUNTANCY , IoT campaigns for rejection . |
| 23 | And , if you 're travelling solo , no one 's going to compensate you for having to change your plans at the last minute . |
| 24 | I know how much thought and care you have expended on this wonderful work of art which is such a joy to look at , and I , as the proud possessor of this house , can never be sufficiently grateful to you for having given so much of your time in order to give me pleasure . |
| 25 | It would seem that she and her uncle are less than soul-mates and , of course , she will be feeling suitably grateful to you for having permitted her to speak to her folks . |
| 26 | ‘ Thank you for having me , ’ she said , grotesquely enough . |
| 27 | ‘ Thank you for having me . ’ |
| 28 | Thank you for having us . |
| 29 | Bye , thank you for having us . |
| 30 | she said who do you pay the bill to ? , to I says the post office , well do n't they pay you for having their telephone |