Example sentences of "with [pron] for [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt angry with herself for getting carried away by the ideas in her head , for turning her back on reality . |
| 2 | She was both satisfied and angry with herself for having tripped Caro so neatly . |
| 3 | She bit off further words , feeling irritated with herself for having made that admission . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Suddenly she felt angry with herself for having let her emotions get out of control . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She felt very tired suddenly , and angry with him for trying to find a weak spot . |
| 8 | 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 ’ . |
| 9 | Perversely , she was cross with him for having survived when she had spent the weekend fretting . |
| 10 | She also felt very angry with him for having taken an overdose . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I was pleased with myself for offering to do so . |