Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I expect she kicks herself for giving him those special facilities now , because it 's sure to be one of those jaw-breaking pieces of unreadability Americans produce . |
| 2 | She got one for crying and you can have this one for not crying . ’ |
| 3 | Then she scolded herself for getting carried away , when she should be preparing how best to approach her mother over the subject of Elaine . |
| 4 | ‘ You have been impolite to Sister Mary because she chastised you for taking your visitor out into the garden . |
| 5 | She done us for skating up the fucking |
| 6 | She admired him for betraying neither bafflement nor contempt . |
| 7 | She hated herself for doubting him . |
| 8 | But most of all she hated herself for awakening in the darkness night after night , with Nicolo 's name on her lips and tears on her cheeks . |
| 9 | She hated herself for wanting to know , but the words just seemed to leap out . |
| 10 | She hated herself for remembering , not just that last ugly confrontation in the campagna but the things that had preceded it , the good things , starting with the fun they 'd had together and ending with that long , sweet night she 'd spent in his arms . |
| 11 | She hated herself for backing down , but what could she do ? |
| 12 | Her voice was like thin sharp ice , but not cold enough to fully hide the pain , and she hated herself for letting him hear it . |
| 13 | It was a long way to Hackballs Cross , and she hated herself for going , spat hatred at herself as she threw the Metro southwards . |
| 14 | She hated herself for falling in love so easily with her handsome husband , who , she now realized , could not be trusted . |
| 15 | She blamed herself for trusting him to wait , for not refusing to go to Sniffy without the van keys in her possession . |
| 16 | He said , ‘ Did you have a good Christmas ? ’ , and not looking at him she thanked him for asking and replied that it had been quiet but nice . |
| 17 | She apologized for skulking out of the way so shamelessly , she thanked me for saving the life of their beloved dog who was now prancing around with the children as though nothing had happened , and she finished with the regret that she had n't even asked me my name . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's awfully wild , ’ she said , ‘ but you are going the right way ’ — she was proceeding east and going into the storm at the time — and she thanked me for opening the gate . |
| 19 | She cursed herself for spoiling the closeness between them . |
| 20 | She cursed herself for stating the obvious , wished she had taken more note of where they had brought her . |
| 21 | It sounded ridiculously lame and she cursed herself for sounding so weak and ineffectual , but miraculously he seemed not to notice . |
| 22 | It moved slowly and she cursed herself for having forgotten her gloves and scarf . |
| 23 | She loved him for having the consideration to stop now . |
| 24 | She took them for granted , of course . |
| 25 | On Saturday mornings she took them for riding lessons , waited and took them back , while Norm went out to play golf . |
| 26 | She took you for granted , as though she 'd always known you , that was really what it was . |
| 27 | She took it for granted that they talked about ‘ the handover ’ . |
| 28 | She took it for granted that each knew who the other was , and standing aside to motion him in she said : ‘ It 's good of you to be so accommodating , Mr Dalgliesh . |
| 29 | Ruth saw at once that her grandfather was not in the room , but she took it for granted that by some miracle he had improved enough to get upstairs and was resting in bed . |
| 30 | She took it for granted that he would know who Julian was . |