Example sentences of "with [pron] for [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you see , if you tell him I had n't felt well , he 'd be so cross with me for not waking him up . ’ |
| 2 | In a review of the first edition of this book , Sara Mills took issue with me for pessimistically implying that linguistic reform is impossible ; she pointed out , and I think with some justice , that my analysis risks leaving women with no way to hit back when they are confronted with sexist language , at least until after the revolution . |
| 3 | For days he 'd been in the blackest of moods , furious with her for wasting herself on a man old enough to be her father , and even more furious with himself for not having taken her forcefully after that Christmas evening when he 'd known her feelings were as inflamed as his own . |
| 4 | If she 's frightened of him , angry with you for not protecting her . |
| 5 | Cross with herself for even trying to work out his peculiar behaviour , she climbed out and dried herself . |
| 6 | And then Ellie was exasperated with herself for even caring . |
| 7 | She was annoyed with herself for not stating openly what was really worrying her . |
| 8 | Harriet stiffened , totally taken by surprise and annoyed with herself for not realising the moment he mentioned insurance the reason why he was here . |
| 9 | Still half asleep he smiled indulgently , scenting a victory , since he had wanted to be generous all day and had been feeling mildly irritated with her for not giving him the opportunity . |
| 10 | I was angry with her for not saying anything , not doing anything . |
| 11 | Could I in return commiserate with him for not having any new members ? |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't know what ? ’ she cried , angry with him for not sympathising with Steve at this awful time of his life . |
| 13 | When she arrives it was a trivial matter , your day has been disrupted and you feel angry with yourself for not enquiring about why she was coming . |
| 14 | When you are tired out and upset with yourself for not having taken that extra piece of lift some miles back , there can be a tendency to become apathetic and not even try to prevent an accident . |