Example sentences of "with [pron] for [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mama was annoyed with me for leaving my baby brother asleep on the big bed in the playroom . |
| 2 | I was just worried that you 'd be furious with me for bringing them down here when you were out of the country . |
| 3 | ‘ My son was very cross with me for burdening you with the basket of flowers . ’ |
| 4 | He was furious with me for ringing him . |
| 5 | Oh I asked him to go to the insurance company and find out whether I 'm covered with them for having my aerial replaced and I wrote a letter asking if he could be empowered to sign the claim form for me |
| 6 | Suddenly she was angry with everyone for involving her in all this . |
| 7 | He found he was angry with himself for leaving his seat ; he had badly wanted to hear what his father was about to say , but the all-too-familiar sound of him praising his brother had produced its usual feeling of agitation . |
| 8 | Philip was sick with himself for letting him go . |
| 9 | He still showed little emotional reaction though he was evidently angry with himself for letting his natural arrogance be so easily quashed . |
| 10 | When my master summoned me and told me you had written to him , at first I was angry with you for betraying my and I blessed you . |
| 11 | She did n't want him to stop kissing her , but curiosity made her murmur , ‘ Did you honestly believe that I would n't be angry with you for telling me so abruptly that you were Miguelito ? ’ |
| 12 | Irritated with herself for reminding him , Julia turned back to face the front and said nothing more until Bill had dropped them outside a big yellow house on the edge of Fiesole . |
| 13 | Robyn shot back , furious with herself for giving him the opportunity to make her feel foolish and inferior all over again . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | And so perhaps he was angry with her for influencing her father against him . |
| 16 | He knew she was angry with him for allowing their daughter to join the hunt , traditionally something only a select few men were allowed the honour of , but she would see his way soon enough . |
| 17 | After the first shock of her father 's death , Emily had felt a searing anger against him , furious with him for leaving her to face her misfortune alone . |
| 18 | However , now he knew she was angry with him for leaving her for so long . |
| 19 | And his smile made Shelley blush again , although this time she was n't as angry as last time with him for kissing her . |
| 20 | If that was the impression she was giving , then the fault lay entirely with him for disturbing her usual equilibrium with his unexpected behaviour . |
| 21 | You wanted him to settle down and accept you , and then Claire came along — I was furious with him for upsetting her like that- and he was allowed to slack and play the fool at that damned school till he was right behind . |
| 22 | I was so mad with him for doing it ! |
| 23 | She was angry with him for questioning her , for recognising her doubts . |
| 24 | I 'm angry with myself for forgetting them . ’ |
| 25 | I would n't be able to live with myself for putting him through that , but then he would nicker to me and I could breath a sigh of relief . |