Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] for [v-ing] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still hats off to the both of them for agreeing to work as shop assistants for the day to raise money for AIDS charity , the Terrence Higgins Trust . |
| 2 | If he is beginning to share the public anxiety about standards in our schools , he should be ashamed of himself for having resisted each and every reform that has been aimed at reversing the trend and improving them . |
| 3 | Seemed proud of himself for having found out , because he said it 's supposed to be the planet 's big secret . |
| 4 | In a Canadian case , Duchane v Davies [ 1984 ] CLY 2291 , the defendant was denied a finding of contributory negligence against an infant for failing to wear a seat belt because she was too young and against her mother because he had failed to plead contribution or indemnity against her for failing to ensure that her daughter wore a seat belt . |
| 5 | She felt angry with herself for getting carried away by the ideas in her head , for turning her back on reality . |
| 6 | She was both satisfied and angry with herself for having tripped Caro so neatly . |
| 7 | She bit off further words , feeling irritated with herself for having made that admission . |
| 8 | His reaction had bewildered her , but she did n't want to dwell on it , because she knew that she would inevitably end up spending the entire evening thinking of him , and then feeling frustrated and angry with herself for having given in to her private weakness . |
| 9 | Suddenly she felt angry with herself for having let her emotions get out of control . |
| 10 | Ballater had , on that visit , thought the place loathsome — it still was — but he had felt a degree of sympathy with her for wanting to stay . |
| 11 | She felt very tired suddenly , and angry with him for trying to find a weak spot . |
| 12 | On his visit to the château and lunch in the mess there , he singled out Charles with his black buttons and strange headdress and commiserated with him for having to put up with an attachment to what he called ‘ These rather superior beings ’ . |
| 13 | Perversely , she was cross with him for having survived when she had spent the weekend fretting . |
| 14 | She also felt very angry with him for having taken an overdose . |
| 15 | We lay there silently , then he got up and left the room , leaving me lying there in an agony of frustration and guilt , furious with myself for having given way , yet curiously glad I had finally done so . |
| 16 | I was pleased with myself for offering to do so . |
| 17 | ‘ We are grateful to them for helping to liberate Belgium , ’ he says . |
| 18 | Sir , — I am grateful to you for having given me a right of reply to the article which appeared on p 20 of the October issue of ACCOUNTANCY , IoT campaigns for rejection . |
| 19 | I know how much thought and care you have expended on this wonderful work of art which is such a joy to look at , and I , as the proud possessor of this house , can never be sufficiently grateful to you for having given so much of your time in order to give me pleasure . |
| 20 | It would seem that she and her uncle are less than soul-mates and , of course , she will be feeling suitably grateful to you for having permitted her to speak to her folks . |
| 21 | I am very sorry to trouble you with this and I am most grateful to you for having returned the documents so promptly . |
| 22 | I am grateful to you for agreeing to ensure my interest is expressed to the relevant Appointments Committee . |
| 23 | I think she was grateful to him for bothering to show any interest in a woman with an illegitimate child on her hands . |
| 24 | However , when I heard his speech , I was very grateful to him for having raised the issue in such a way . |
| 25 | ‘ It ca n't be much fun living next door to Dersingham and having to be grateful to him for having given you a living . |
| 26 | Essentially this is a matter of love for the total cosmic reality of which we are a part as something whose magnificence transcends our own puny being , and gratitude to it for having brought us forth in the heart of it . |
| 27 | He shifted impatiently as if annoyed at himself for having to stop to think . |
| 28 | Even to him it was now barely imaginable , and other eagles he mentioned it to seemed to take it as a lie and untruth , and were angry at him for trying to delude them . |