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

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1 Suddenly she was angry with everyone for involving her in all this .
2 Abruptly she looked away , hating him , hating herself , hating everyone for putting her in this horribly vulnerable position .
3 Curse me for having nothing in this world to give him but gratitude ! ’
4 My aggressiveness towards the adults around me for putting me in such an invidious position was certainly unacknowledged and unconscious , and had my sisters not told me of my bullying tactics — which I had conveniently forgotten — it is likely that I should not be able to acknowledge it even now .
5 Thank you for providing them in 1990 .
6 Thank you for providing me with two very appropriate slides of new housing in Ceredigion .
7 Thank you for taking me for that delectable breath of fresh air — it 's something I 'll always remember . ’
8 Both you and I are much blamed by the " crouner and capitanes " and in truth not without cause , for they say there is no wrong done in Ireland but only that which is done by these men that come from Ila , and Auchinbrecke said to me that he would complain to my Lord of you for sending them at all , except men you have passed and will be answerable for .
9 So thank you very much indeed , for coming , for addressing us , and we look forward I think both at national level and as you suggest , at local level with ever more valuable and productive relationships with the private sector , together with the other partners which , er , whom we need , and thank you for leading us along this
10 Thank you for notifying me of this meeting .
11 ‘ If she 's so keen to save a spot of money then she wo n't thank you for cheating her of eight grand . ’
12 ‘ Thank you for informing me about this interesting case , ’ Holmes said .
13 I envy her her happiness — she ca n't help it shining out of her but I 'm also bitter against her for saddling me with this lot , and for changing-me from what I was : she made the young girl into a woman before her time and a bitter one at that .
14 Nobody kills anyone for saying something like that .
15 I would n't be able to live with myself for putting him through that , but then he would nicker to me and I could breath a sigh of relief .
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