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 .
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