Example sentences of "[vb base] n't blame [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry , modom , do n't blame me for the shortages . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't blame me for the way you interpret anything I say , ’ he said blandly . |
| 3 | Remember that scare quotes themselves are simply disclaimers ( " this is n't my word , so do n't blame me for its implications " ) ; they do not solve — or even identify — the problems that the word presents . |
| 4 | Whenever crab and lobster pots produce a sparse harvest , fishermen do n't blame themselves for looting the sea bed — it 's those damned divers again . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't blame them for their anger . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't blame them for trying to make a bit of cash , but it gets ridiculous when they insult you for refusing to pay for something you did n't want doing , ’ fumes Mel , 39 . |
| 7 | Mr Blunkett said : ‘ I do n't blame them for that , but if they are not accountable to us and they are not accountable to the Secretary of State , who the hell do they think they are accountable to ? ’ |
| 8 | But I do n't blame them for that , if the situation is such that er , er the ladies are scared of the strangers whether he 's er coloured or probably the er or white people as well . |
| 9 | That gives you an idea of the mark-up that the retailers put on the garment , which I do n't blame them for , they 've got their problems , I 've got mine . |
| 10 | I do n't blame him for falling for you , but do n't you go giving him a hard time just before the race ! |
| 11 | So people do n't blame him for the consequences of Versailles ? |
| 12 | There was a snap in the answer which made Luce say hurriedly , ‘ I do n't blame him for that . |
| 13 | I do n't blame him for one minute . |
| 14 | Do n't blame him for washing it himself or the fairies will never come . |
| 15 | Do n't blame yourself for that choice ; you had reasons for adopting it at the time . |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't blame yourself for that . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't blame you for getting jittery . |
| 18 | Do n't blame you for earning a bit . |
| 19 | I do n't blame you for looking edgy . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Then , when you disinherited me on the spot — oh , I do n't blame you for that , do n't think it ! — when you said we might reap the just rewards of our flight and marry as paupers , he … he left me flat . ’ |
| 21 | If anything , I suppose I could complain that you 've tried to take her from me — but I do n't blame you for that . |
| 22 | Are we content that that goes forward or , I mean , I do n't blame you for , having your little piece about the earlier things , but they really are n't particularly that issue that we 're discussion are they ? |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't blame you for being angry , believing what you do about me . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't blame you for what you must be thinking . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't blame you for that . |
| 26 | yeah , I really was quite , quite upset about it , well I do n't blame you for it I would n't of minded if she 'd said this morning when I 'd asked her |
| 27 | You know , I do n't blame you for that . |
| 28 | Do n't blame 'ee for running off , but th'best not get caught . ’ |
| 29 | Too easily it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy : ‘ We ca n't expect the majority of students to do very well — so do n't blame us for the failures . ’ |