Example sentences of "with [pron] for [verb] " 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 ‘ Pa would 've been livid with me for getting pregnant , and he would n't want his precious fiddle going to pay for anything to do with it . ’
4 ‘ My son was very cross with me for burdening you with the basket of flowers . ’
5 He was furious with me for ringing him .
6 Jean-Claude would be pleased with me for staying out of the attic .
7 I am sure Peter will not take issue with me for saying , right now , that his filter is an ugly beast .
8 And she was annoyed with them for knowing so much , she had begun to feel safe in the hotel .
9 The investigators suggested that the combination of communication deviance and critical , intrusive or guilt-inducing affect from parents meant that their adolescent child had ‘ little recourse through communication with them for exploring , clarifying , or correcting his feelings of unworthiness , rejection , or isolation ’ .
10 The Incident happened in the 1930s when a Hartlepool couple were jailed for attacking a shop owner who 'd remonstrated with them for drinking out of the vinegar bottle .
11 Not the part about Jeff and Silvia disappearing off together — though she felt angry with them for doing that , she was n't totally surprised .
12 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
13 Suddenly she was angry with everyone for involving her in all this .
14 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 .
15 Driving back from seeing Ray Darby , Wickham was stern with himself for having twice in one day fallen into reminiscence about Vanessa .
16 However , the frown on his face did not surprise her , as it probably meant he was annoyed with himself for having been quite so fervent in the way he 'd crushed her lips beneath his own .
17 Until , that is , he realises what he has done , and feels cross with himself for walking into an emotional trap of his own unconscious devising .
18 ‘ How are you ? ’ he asked , and was annoyed with himself for sounding so effusive .
19 Angry as he was at the directors for failing to appreciate his talents and not understanding what he was driving at , Dustin was angrier with himself for losing jobs .
20 Philip was sick with himself for letting him go .
21 He still showed little emotional reaction though he was evidently angry with himself for letting his natural arrogance be so easily quashed .
22 Teversham was unnerved by the nearness of the following Land Rover and irritated with himself for missing an elementary point .
23 Before I could reply he took himself up quickly , as if angry with himself for asking .
24 I am not angry with you for writing such innocent letters as these .
25 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 .
26 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 ? ’
27 ‘ He was furious with you for making a special lunch .
28 Sabine tried to sound non-committal and was furious with herself for blushing .
29 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 .
30 At first , angry with herself for over-reacting , Nell felt suddenly deflated .
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