Example sentences of "[adj] with [pron] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | as if the police , or anyone else , will think there must be something wrong with them for them to have got such letters in the first place . ’ |
| 2 | As control of pests and diseases consists basically of subjecting them to conditions or substances that are harmful to them , we have to recognize that , as they have all evolved defences of one kind or another — and very successfully too , which is why they are still on this Earth and contending with us for our roses — somewhere in their life cycles are periods and stages when they are more exposed and vulnerable . |
| 3 | He was angry with himself for what he had let slip . |
| 4 | ‘ Be quiet ! ’ she yelled , angry with him for his weakness , but was rewarded with the back of Teng 's hand . |
| 5 | She should have become angry with him for his persistence , on cue , but for some reason she did n't . |
| 6 | " Please , Great-grandfather , do n't let my father be angry with me for what Kim did , " she prayed silently , closing her eyes as tightly as she could in an effort to add force to her thoughts . |
| 7 | Kathleen flushed and was angry with herself for it and for allowing her sister to get the better of her again . |
| 8 | ‘ I should be angry with you for what you did . ’ |
| 9 | He was not pleased with himself for his behaviour , but it worked . |
| 10 | Indeed , she was hot with me for my part in the business , and rang a fine peal over my head ! ’ |
| 11 | Giving him a look almost of apprehension , she retreated to lean against the wall , furious with herself for her reaction . |
| 12 | If my Mam got mad with me for something I 'd done — or more often something I had n't done — she used to make moaning noises and stagger about the house as if she was dying . |