Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pn reflx] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MIPS is preening itself for getting the R4400 upgrade out in the timeframe it predicted it would a year ago . |
| 2 | Making excuses e.g. excusing yourself for shouting at the babysitter — after all she was three minutes late |
| 3 | Atherton batted beautifully for 42 but then left kicking himself for slamming a wide ball from Reiffel straight to cover off the back foot . |
| 4 | It would be a long time before he stopped despising himself for having succumbed to a purely physical attraction , and that towards a woman he despised . |
| 5 | Where Buxton 's second-round score , put together in the worst of the weather , was an 81 , McKay had another 80 in which she was left kicking herself for having chipped through the green at the 295-yard 14th on her way to a six . |
| 6 | She was kicking herself for forgetting the most basic Capricorn trait of allowing nothing to stand in the way of their goal . |
| 7 | ‘ One , ’ Maria admitted shortly , despising herself for confiding even that much . |
| 8 | A few seconds later I was despising myself for having been in any doubt . |
| 9 | City will be kicking themselves for allowing Cranfield to get back into the game , but the visitors must be given credit for a spirited second half performance . |
| 10 | Quietly sipping champagne in a corner of the large marquee , Laura was just chiding herself for having over-reacted in such a feeble , juvenile way towards a man who could n't possibly be interested in her , when she looked up — and suddenly found Ross standing in front of her ! |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ What time is it ? ’ she asked , berating herself for having slept all night . |
| 13 | She took a shaky step back , mentally berating herself for continuing to react to him in this inexplicable fashion . |
| 14 | Lying in bed , she thought back over the conversation , blaming herself for having interfered in such a private matter . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Cursing himself for sounding so patronizing , Harry felt a wave of pity wash over him . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ He was in Singapore last week , but he came back at the weekend , I know , ’ she observed innocently , hating herself for needing to know so badly . |
| 19 | She walked about the room , hating herself for pitying herself . |
| 20 | Lisa flushed with pleasure , hating herself for doing it . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll never see my brother again , ’ she moaned , hating herself for sounding so foolish when her grief was so vast . |
| 22 | So blue , so bright , they made her feel mesmerised and shaky , and , hating herself for standing meekly while she was being insulted , she hardened her expression . |
| 23 | I found myself hating them , hating myself for hating them , hating myself for wanting to say so , hating them for putting me in a position of wanting to say so . |
| 24 | I found myself hating them , hating myself for hating them , hating myself for wanting to say so , hating them for putting me in a position of wanting to say so . |