Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I despise you , and I despise myself for needing you , but I do need . ’ |
| 2 | Perhaps she thinks I hate her for giving me up . ’ |
| 3 | I hate myself for doing it , but it comes so naturally I have no choice . |
| 4 | I hate myself for asking , but why did you leave ? |
| 5 | I 've read things in papers people are supposed to have said and think , ‘ You obnoxious twat , I hate you for saying that , ’ but I know there 's gay people out there who read that thing in NME and know it 's a load of bollocks . |
| 6 | I forgive you for making me suffer , but how can I forgive you for dying ? ’ |
| 7 | I criticise them for refusing to accept that they made a mistake and for refusing to take any action to put matters right , when it was patently obvious that everything was going disastrously wrong . |
| 8 | I like it for toast June . |
| 9 | on this , and I 'll reiterate this , is the process that we go through as I understand it for introducing procedures , is that we take a diagonal slice through the organization er in other words there 's a draft procedure produced . |
| 10 | ‘ And I envy you for living here in these surroundings . ’ |
| 11 | I use them for breaking down annual goals , to monthly goals . |
| 12 | It 's a company flat ; I keep it for entertaining mostly . |
| 13 | I mean we were in a particular discussion last night I mean that chap was making a particular point and we were able to ask questions and that was very useful and it helped everything else and as a result I have a view that Hydro Electric have a certain commitment to the community and I respect it for having that commitment . |
| 14 | ‘ Your plans are quite praiseworthy , Sophie , and I respect you for sticking to them . |
| 15 | I love you for coming , darling , ’ she whispered , ‘ but you must n't stay . ’ |
| 16 | I admire him for remembering the day . |
| 17 | I thank you for sending me Molly Leapor . |
| 18 | At the same time , I would warn Obair * , the same as I would warn anybody setting up a scheme , to make sure that the scheme is properly run , to make sure that the scheme is n't used to take jobs away from either the domestics , the home helps or any other jobs in the health service — make sure that abuse is taken away and I certainly wish them luck in the future and I thank you for inviting me here to speak . |
| 19 | ‘ I am very well , Sister Cameron , and I thank you for accepting my terms . ’ |
| 20 | I thank you for taking the trouble to share your concerns with me , and hope that you will find the response reassuring . |
| 21 | I thank you for setting me right , my dear . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I thank you for coming , Sir John . |
| 23 | As to my … period of meditation , there are mental disciplines in which I fear you 're sorely lacking , Grimbo , though I thank you for rubbing life back into my limbs . ’ |
| 24 | But I thank You for giving me this sight of a life of Truth . |
| 25 | It means that every night I do my homework ; I take nothing for granted . |
| 26 | This is not because I take them for granted — On the contrary I marvel every year at the miracle of that never-empty basket in The Undercroft and the crowds round the stalls . |
| 27 | I salute him for having the courage to come off the fence ; though he leaves many of his colleagues still perching there . |
| 28 | I blame myself for looking on and allowing you to poison their minds . |
| 29 | I blame myself for talking to those other lassies . |