Example sentences of "[pers pn] for making " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'll forgive me for making the point , ’ said Calatin , ‘ but you do get the odd rebel , even these days . |
| 2 | ‘ Then you can not criticise me for making the best of my situation . ’ |
| 3 | Many of my hon. Friends will take revenge on me for making that remark , because the Whips hijack hon. Members into taking part in , and thereby lengthening , long and tedious debates . |
| 4 | If I accepted this relationship you seem to want , you 'd come to hate me for making you live a lie . |
| 5 | When Norwich and Arsenal appeared at Lancaster Gate the FA was concerned not only that neither club had condemned the incident immediately but that Norwich had not given any indication that they were going to punish some of their players , apart from fining them for making comments to newspapers . |
| 6 | British owners used to blame the princes for making racing prohibitively expensive ; now they blame them for making it prohibitively cheap . |
| 7 | Folks use them for making nature films ; bluetits in their nestboxes , badgers in their sets , intruders at the door . |
| 8 | ‘ He was furious with you for making a special lunch . |
| 9 | He is hurt and shaken , but he insisted on coming back with me to say thank you for making the message that warned him away from the bog . |
| 10 | Thank you for making all this possible . ’ |
| 11 | ABBERLEY : Promise me not to — I could kill you for making me ask you that . |
| 12 | I forgive you for making me suffer , but how can I forgive you for dying ? ’ |
| 13 | Thank you for making my mind up . |
| 14 | Thank you for making me look a fool ? |
| 15 | Struggling to make himself heard above the chants of the crowd , the manager said : ‘ I have only been on Teesside for ten months , but thank you for making it memorable so far . |
| 16 | Thank you for making my year so interesting and enjoyable . |
| 17 | His relations gave him up , deploring his French expedition and the revolutionary sympathies it so clearly implied , and despairing that he would ever take the opportunities available to him for making a career in the Church or the law . |
| 18 | Now Mr Onanuga 's bosses have suspended him for making up the whole story about Mr Lamont . |
| 19 | She picked up her bag and followed him out to his car , hating him for making her feel so gauche , and hating herself more for acting that way in the first place . |
| 20 | Nigel told Eleanor that he despised her for making a pass at him . |
| 21 | He hated her for making it impossible for him to bring women home . |
| 22 | Rita is still experiencing some back trouble so we were particularly grateful to her for making the long journey from Newcastle . |
| 23 | A comfortable chair for nanny stands by the brass-bound fender that surrounds the hob grate , with the nursery kettle on it for making the baby 's feeds . |
| 24 | The fisheries of the Suli islands between North Borneo and the Philippines , though not particularly rich in pearls , produced fine mother-of-pearl , a material keenly sought by the Chinese who used it for making inlays . |
| 25 | of it er but I 'd rather be viewed on my own merits on my own worth er be willing to take a few risks in life erm and know that I 've got the rewards at the end of it for making a success . |
| 26 | Opponents condemn it for making profit from punishment . |