Example sentences of "forgive [pron] [noun] for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Forgive me children for neglecting you so . |
| 2 | Flora had never forgiven her husband for dying ten years before , leaving her badly off . |
| 3 | He had never forgiven his parents for naming him Clarence Wilkins . |
| 4 | He had never forgiven his parents for christening him Clarence Wilkins . |
| 5 | Similarly the wife of a Yorkshire brassworker could never forgive her parents for handing her over to be brought up by her retired grandparents , who had come to live nearby after their glassworks business had failed . |
| 6 | Labour 's deputy leader Margaret Beckett immediately hit back , saying voters would never forgive his party for propping up Mr Major and paving the way for ‘ savage ’ public spending cuts . |
| 7 | He never forgave your King for insulting him . ’ |