Example sentences of "[vb past] you for [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ You have been impolite to Sister Mary because she chastised you for taking your visitor out into the garden . |
| 2 | But it was easier to believe in the impossible when you were tucked up in bed and half-asleep , than when you were walking the wet , comfortless streets , and the bloke you loved was on a bus going in the opposite direction , staring hopelessly out of the window , and wondering how on earth he was ever going to marry you , with no savings and going into the Army next week and a widowed mother who imagined herself an invalid and hated you for taking away her son . |
| 3 | Who paid you for doing that ? |
| 4 | ‘ I never thanked you for taking me out today , ’ she said quietly , looking up at him . |
| 5 | Oh , Maggie , I 'm sorry I blamed you for telling Felipe . |
| 6 | Ever since we met , my dear , so gently and subtly you 've been teaching me , you and Miguelito , and instead of thanking you I had this attack of childish pique and blamed you for hurting my feelings ! |
| 7 | She took you for granted , as though she 'd always known you , that was really what it was . |
| 8 | ‘ Still , I liked you for standin' up for me like you did . |