Example sentences of "[pron] for [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | I regarded it with distaste , decided that the rain would have washed it reasonably clean , then dragged it clear of the bog myrtle and looked around me for somewhere to dump it out of sight . |
2 | She began to look into alternative methods of treatment — natural remedies , hypnotherapy , etc — and resented me for not participating and not having the right attitude . |
3 | Forgive me for not inviting you to remove them with your teeth ! ’ |
4 | Antoinette was being a pest , as usual , and Tante Héloise was scolding me for not wanting to play with her . ’ |
5 | Excuse me for not writing more as I have to catch up with some sleep and get to a meeting about the course by 10 a.m. tomorrow ! |
6 | I ask them to forgive me for not taking interventions . |
7 | My friends shook their heads , and chided me for not telling them a story with a happy ending . |
8 | ‘ You mean you can forgive me for not telling you about Thomas ? ’ she asked . |
9 | Forgive me for not listening ? |
10 | I pushed the bloody bitch into it after she had cursed me for not handing over every penny in my pockets ! |
11 | ‘ Please forgive me for not remembering you , Georgi Kirov . |
12 | Of the many directives gummed to the glass partition , one took the trouble to thank me for not smoking . |
13 | ‘ Forgive me for not knowing , ’ Maggie murmured sarcastically , annoyed at this haughty lecture . |
14 | ‘ And you see , if you tell him I had n't felt well , he 'd be so cross with me for not waking him up . ’ |
15 | The hon. Member for Dundee , East ( Mr. McAllion ) criticised me for not giving a clear commitment to setting up a funding council . |
16 | ‘ I 'll say this for old Wix , ’ he went on when the spasm had passed , ‘ though he does n't approve of me for not toting a gun , he 's bloody good to the old man . ’ |
17 | Blame me for not preventing it , I dare say . ’ |
18 | But I would like you two , forgive me for not saying your names , to put the other two on hold by keying R star 9 . |
19 | ‘ You sound just like my old nurse , scolding me for not playing with my cousin whenever she stayed with us . ’ |
20 | Please forgive me for not replying to your original letter . |
21 | Mr. Kasner 's explanation in his evidence to me for thus acting and accepting the proposal was the following : |
22 | It took me for ever to decide on the colour , style and material it was to be made in . |
23 | In a review of the first edition of this book , Sara Mills took issue with me for pessimistically implying that linguistic reform is impossible ; she pointed out , and I think with some justice , that my analysis risks leaving women with no way to hit back when they are confronted with sexist language , at least until after the revolution . |
24 | I can excuse them for not knowing all the facts that have now come to light but I can not forgive them or the government for failing to steer the health of the nation . |
25 | It would be quite wrong to expect society to pay potential polluters ( minerals companies ) hundred of millions of pounds to compensate them for not damaging the environment . |
26 | It would be quite wrong to expect society to pay potential polluters ( minerals companies ) hundred of millions of pounds to compensate them for not damaging the environment . |
27 | My work was during my student days , when much hampered with other cares , and I can excuse them for not thinking it what they would expect from their future minister . |
28 | He scolds them for not disabling the car . |
29 | She wondered whether Bryony was offended ; perhaps she thought Carolyn was criticizing them for not keeping it cleaner . |
30 | The hostess of the coffee place thought they were waiting for a table and corrected them for not standing in the queue . |