Example sentences of "[pn reflx] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | anger at ourselves for taking the job |
| 2 | May we come to respect ourselves for sticking to our principles and living our lives with honesty and integrity . |
| 3 | There are changes we should all make ( if we have not made them already ) that have nothing to do with losing weight but are more to do with equipping ourselves for working at peak performance . |
| 4 | Because nobody understands us , and we hate ourselves for needing to be understood . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | While he waited for the bath to fill he went through the whole scene again in his head and congratulated himself for staying so calm . |
| 7 | He found he was angry with himself for leaving his seat ; he had badly wanted to hear what his father was about to say , but the all-too-familiar sound of him praising his brother had produced its usual feeling of agitation . |
| 8 | This is one of the earliest references we have in Milton to his own dedication to the task of preparing himself for leaving something to aftertimes that it would not willingly let die . |
| 9 | And hated himself for depending on it . |
| 10 | A physician , Naumann , was sent along with a farrier to see what went on at Alfort ; Sick , a surgeon , again with a farrier , was sent to Vienna , and an apothecary , Ratzburg , was sent to Leipzig to fit himself for teaching botany and chemistry . |
| 11 | Rage at her , at himself for wanting her , at a war that had turned her into his enemy . |
| 12 | He was surprised at himself for looking forward to her arrival and the hard , punishing exercises ; for feeling anxious , if her coming was delayed ; for hoping she would linger a minute afterwards and talk about the weather or some unusual flurry on the corridor . |
| 13 | Then chided himself for getting so excited about one woman , after all the women he had known . |
| 14 | He blamed himself for crediting her with a maturity she did not possess , and regretted that his attempts to assist her studies had been so tragically misinterpreted by her . |
| 15 | Jack for one never forgave himself for encouraging the venture in the first place . |
| 16 | Aha , Albert thought — spying on me ; and then sat on himself for thinking anything so paranoid . |
| 17 | Atherton batted beautifully for 42 but then left kicking himself for slamming a wide ball from Reiffel straight to cover off the back foot . |
| 18 | The coroner suddenly felt rather giddy and quietly cursed himself for drinking so much . |
| 19 | He went bounding up the stairs , three or four at a time , praying to himself the room had n't been taken over by some amorous couple while he 'd been away , cursing himself for doubting her . |
| 20 | Before I could reply he took himself up quickly , as if angry with himself for asking . |
| 21 | Rincewind wondered if it was poisonous , then chided himself for asking such a silly question . |
| 22 | He did n't know why he had come , hated himself for coming , but had by now tormented himself into a state of mind where he was deliberately looking for fresh spasms of anguish . |
| 23 | ‘ How are you ? ’ he asked , and was annoyed with himself for sounding so effusive . |
| 24 | Cursing himself for sounding so patronizing , Harry felt a wave of pity wash over him . |
| 25 | Before giving his information on the Czech team 's tactics , he hedges twice ( I realize it 's none of my business ' and " … you may think I " m an absolute ass , but … " ) , apologising in advance for giving them potentially faulty advice and for threatening their negative face , while at the same time criticising ( in Leechian terms , " maximising the dispraise of " ) himself for doing so ( p. 59 ) . |
| 26 | The old man silently cursed himself for blurting out his intentions just now … about how he would leave nothing to David , yet everything he had to his own undeserving son . |
| 27 | Philip was sick with himself for letting him go . |
| 28 | He blamed himself for letting Jess persuade him into running off . |
| 29 | He still showed little emotional reaction though he was evidently angry with himself for letting his natural arrogance be so easily quashed . |
| 30 | Preston was astonished at himself for letting it happen , but when he 'd first suggested wearing a condom Emily had said , ‘ You do n't have to , ’ and told him the story about her abortion , and he 'd felt too sorry for her , and too embarrassed , to insist on doing so for health reasons . |