Example sentences of "despise [pn reflx] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be a long time before he stopped despising himself for having succumbed to a purely physical attraction , and that towards a woman he despised . |
| 2 | ‘ One , ’ Maria admitted shortly , despising herself for confiding even that much . |
| 3 | A few seconds later I was despising myself for having been in any doubt . |
| 4 | I despise you , and I despise myself for needing you , but I do need . ’ |
| 5 | He despised the little Jew for his grasping , mercenary manner , despised himself for having to use such trash . |
| 6 | Belinda saw the gesture , winced inwardly as the image stabbed at her feelings , and despised herself for wasting her emotions in this way . |
| 7 | She despised herself for caring . |
| 8 | She despised herself for sounding so defensive , but perhaps if Luke understood he might leave her in peace . |
| 9 | Of course , I despised myself for despising them for showing such genuine and unselfish emotions , but that 's just one of the things you have to get used to when you 're in a serious self-destruction spiral . |