Example sentences of "[to-vb] me for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had General Francis not had his two sticks propped against his chair as a tangible reminder of his condition , and had he not , as had now been explained to me , been making this social call to thank me for nursing his son after paying a second professional visit himself to Bernard Remington-Hart , his appearance and that Rolls outside would have frozen Margaret into a prissy caricature of her normal self . |
| 2 | He wanted to thank me for having such an undying belief in his footballing ability and for working tirelessly to further his career in soccer . |
| 3 | My cherished Höfner acoustic guitar recently tried to murder me for leaving it in the boot of the car on a hot sunny day . |
| 4 | If Mephistco really is determined to punish me for defying the Review Board , they have far more efficient methods at their disposal than sending some freelance vagabond who still has boneyard dust behind her ears to do their dirty work . |
| 5 | ‘ I expect it is , but it 's the truth , and you 're the last person to condemn me for telling the truth , even though it may offend you to hear it . ’ |
| 6 | If I accepted this relationship you seem to want , you 'd come to hate me for making you live a lie . |
| 7 | ‘ I warned you not to take me for granted , Kathleen . |
| 8 | ‘ It seems somewhat harsh to criminalise me for doing my best in what were quite exceptional circumstances . ’ |