Example sentences of "blame [pron] for [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Nobody could have blamed him for trying it on , could they ?
2 ‘ Had Diana been within 10 miles of Windsor Castle on the day of the fire , they would have blamed her for starting it , ’ admitted a senior royal source last night .
3 But at the funeral , in a fit of hysteria , she turned on me and blamed me for causing her father 's death .
4 He blamed himself for crediting her with a maturity she did not possess , and regretted that his attempts to assist her studies had been so tragically misinterpreted by her .
5 Ever since we met , my dear , so gently and subtly you 've been teaching me , you and Miguelito , and instead of thanking you I had this attack of childish pique and blamed you for hurting my feelings !
6 She blamed herself for trusting him to wait , for not refusing to go to Sniffy without the van keys in her possession .
7 Deep down , he still blamed her for taking his mammy from him .
8 She was philosophical about her stepson blaming her for allowing his father 's foot to become so black , saying that Alex had to look after himself .
9 She slept badly , with what sleep she did get punctuated with dreams where Barney was driving away in her car , and where Cara was blaming her for letting him take it .
10 ‘ Mr Edgar will blame me for letting her go to your house . ’
11 Property is the muscle of the elderly , and you ca n't really blame them for flexing it occasionally .
12 ‘ I can not blame you for helping your wife .
13 I tried to tell him that I did n't blame him for deflowering me but he was n't listening .
14 Under these circumstances not even Valiance could blame him for abandoning his quest .
15 Do n't blame him for washing it himself or the fairies will never come .
16 You could n't blame him for losing his cool . ’
17 British owners used to blame the princes for making racing prohibitively expensive ; now they blame them for making it prohibitively cheap .
18 Blame me for having it sprung on you like this .
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