Example sentences of "[adv] forgive [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But some fans might not forgive him for leaving . |
| 2 | Dick Crossman had been kept out of office or the expectation of it by both Attlee , who could not forgive him for resisting Bevin 's policy towards Palestine , and his successor . |
| 3 | Especially the ‘ ancient ’ family who had sold her the house and now , pathologically , could not forgive her for buying it , since they had lost caste by moving away — unfortunately for Jane , only a mile away . |
| 4 | Afterwards , Wilson could not forgive herself for endangering these beautifully laid plans . |
| 5 | ‘ He never really forgave me for leaving home , ’ she said to Peter . |
| 6 | She had only to take one look at him to realise he had n't forgiven her for walking out on him , nor for going to see Robert Dexter behind his back , and her heart sank . |
| 7 | ‘ And please forgive me for butting in on you like this . |
| 8 | She ca n't forgive me for leaving and I 've had to accept that our relationship 's finally over . |
| 9 | You can forgive them anything from this perspective ; you can almost forgive them for changing the clocks . |
| 10 | She gave Charles the address , and looked so happy and excited when she asked the Stage Door Keeper to get her the Wimbledon number , that he quite forgave her for keeping him hanging about in the draughty passage outside his box . |
| 11 | He had never forgiven her for intruding in what he had seen as his family , his responsibility , the only inheritance his father had left him . |
| 12 | He had never forgiven her for reporting his indiscretion in front of her husband . |
| 13 | However , she never forgave him for failing to fulfil her expectations later . |
| 14 | Jack for one never forgave himself for encouraging the venture in the first place . |
| 15 | I shall never forgive myself for leaving Sir Henry alone , ’ I whispered angrily . |
| 16 | I 'll never forgive him for involving Silvia in all this . |
| 17 | I will never forgive him for letting her down . |
| 18 | But I will never forgive them for covering it up , ’ she told Edward Pilkington . |
| 19 | He would never forgive her for abandoning his child . |
| 20 | But Perdita would never forgive her for going out with Ricky . |
| 21 | ‘ And I shall never forgive you for tempting him away from me . |