Example sentences of "[pron] for not [v-ing] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Antoinette was being a pest , as usual , and Tante Héloise was scolding me for not wanting to play with her . ’ |
| 2 | So he just kicked himself for not having made the obvious connection . ’ |
| 3 | He cursed himself for not having brought his keys . |
| 4 | For days he 'd been in the blackest of moods , furious with her for wasting herself on a man old enough to be her father , and even more furious with himself for not having taken her forcefully after that Christmas evening when he 'd known her feelings were as inflamed as his own . |
| 5 | Johnny Boyle pushed his way through the crowd gathering about Gallagher , cursing himself for not having arrived sooner . |
| 6 | ‘ Yeah , and a long memory ; I still have n't forgiven you for not trying to rescue me on the ice that time . ’ |
| 7 | Eva found herself about four rows back , wondering what was to happen next and chiding herself for not thinking to check beforehand . |
| 8 | Reproaching herself for not having unlocked it when she had come in from the main door , she rose quickly and went to open up . |
| 9 | She was just cursing herself for not having had the courage to go straight over to him in the first place when he appeared again , a little further down . |
| 10 | I could hear her scolding him for not having contacted her sooner , not having brought me to see her , asking whether I was safe , was someone with me , who was looking after me . |
| 11 | She has been discovered by the feminists , who have rescued her from being seen as a minor pastoralist ; but in certain cases , they have also subject her to psycho-symbolic sexual analysis which she would have loathed , or blamed her for not having cared more for sexual politics or stood out for lesbian sexuality . |
| 12 | Not only will her mother feel immense unhappiness about the action her daughter has taken but there is also the chance that her father may take unpleasant measures and throw harsh accusations at her for not having brought up her daughter properly . |
| 13 | ‘ Of course , ’ I lied and cursed to myself for not remembering to put a pencil behind my ear like I normally do when I use the phone . |
| 14 | I used to think that I ought to do everything and then at least I could n't blame myself for not having done enough . |
| 15 | When you are tired out and upset with yourself for not having taken that extra piece of lift some miles back , there can be a tendency to become apathetic and not even try to prevent an accident . |