Example sentences of "curse [pn reflx] for [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | The coroner suddenly felt rather giddy and quietly cursed himself for drinking so much . |
2 | The old man silently cursed himself for blurting out his intentions just now … about how he would leave nothing to David , yet everything he had to his own undeserving son . |
3 | Pooley cursed himself for letting his vanity give him away . |
4 | Owen cursed himself for having been so foolhardy as to get involved in this affair . |
5 | He felt embarrassed , yet cursed himself for feeling that way . |
6 | She cursed herself for spoiling the closeness between them . |
7 | She cursed herself for stating the obvious , wished she had taken more note of where they had brought her . |
8 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she whispered , and immediately cursed herself for apologising . |
9 | It came out without her thinking , and Folly cursed herself for letting him slip so easily past her guard . |
10 | It sounded ridiculously lame and she cursed herself for sounding so weak and ineffectual , but miraculously he seemed not to notice . |
11 | It moved slowly and she cursed herself for having forgotten her gloves and scarf . |
12 | What was this very special place that only a few hours ago I had cursed myself for entering ? |
13 | I cursed myself for having made such a feeble thing of life before being shot down . |
14 | He went bounding up the stairs , three or four at a time , praying to himself the room had n't been taken over by some amorous couple while he 'd been away , cursing himself for doubting her . |
15 | Cursing himself for sounding so patronizing , Harry felt a wave of pity wash over him . |