Example sentences of "[prep] [pn reflx] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seemed proud of himself for having found out , because he said it 's supposed to be the planet 's big secret . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Friends of Fonda 's father said Peter should be ashamed of himself for linking a ‘ great name in movies ’ to such disgraceful junk . |
| 4 | But worse , at this point design can " no longer be aware of itself for to separate the social formative and communicative-representational functions is to reduce itself , to make its activity into a variation of technical activity , unimportant in itself , important only in so far as a problem can be solved through it , a product constructed . |
| 5 | She was so proud of herself for getting that out , grinning wildly at the other woman , that Ruth could n't subject her to more and left them for the tennis courts while they unpacked the dusty Seat that seemed to be packed to the gunnels with baskets of clothes and packages . |
| 6 | Folly felt quite proud of herself for remembering this snippet of English history . |
| 7 | Clara even grew quite fond of Mrs Hill , and proud of herself for feeling fond of one so odd . |
| 8 | Which choice would you be most proud of yourself for making ? |
| 9 | Ocean should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves for releasing this third-rate rubbish . |
| 10 | The emergence of the superego vastly extended this trend because it represented a characteristically human — or , we might say , neurotic — tendency : namely , an ability to redirect a drive to the extent that it is turned back against the ego itself ( i.e. , hate of the father becomes hate of oneself for hating him ) . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Driving back from seeing Ray Darby , Wickham was stern with himself for having twice in one day fallen into reminiscence about Vanessa . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Until , that is , he realises what he has done , and feels cross with himself for walking into an emotional trap of his own unconscious devising . |
| 15 | ‘ How are you ? ’ he asked , and was annoyed with himself for sounding so effusive . |
| 16 | Angry as he was at the directors for failing to appreciate his talents and not understanding what he was driving at , Dustin was angrier with himself for losing jobs . |
| 17 | Philip was sick with himself for letting him go . |
| 18 | He still showed little emotional reaction though he was evidently angry with himself for letting his natural arrogance be so easily quashed . |
| 19 | Teversham was unnerved by the nearness of the following Land Rover and irritated with himself for missing an elementary point . |
| 20 | Before I could reply he took himself up quickly , as if angry with himself for asking . |
| 21 | Sabine tried to sound non-committal and was furious with herself for blushing . |
| 22 | Irritated with herself for reminding him , Julia turned back to face the front and said nothing more until Bill had dropped them outside a big yellow house on the edge of Fiesole . |
| 23 | At first , angry with herself for over-reacting , Nell felt suddenly deflated . |
| 24 | ‘ Your book ? ’ she enquired , doubtfully , angry with herself for allowing domesticity to prevent her from keeping more up to date with the literary news . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | She was annoyed with herself for allowing this man to overhear her secret thoughts . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Angry with herself for reacting to him , she peeled off her wet swimsuit and vigorously began to towel her body . |
| 29 | She felt angry with herself for getting carried away by the ideas in her head , for turning her back on reality . |
| 30 | 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 . |