Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] he for [art] " in BNC.

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1 The letter is interesting , though , for the light it casts on his rooted dread of mental imbalance , and on his horrified feeling that the unsatisfactory relations which had existed between himself and his father since eariy adolescence might somehow mar him for the rest of his life : You and I are both qualified for it [ neurosis ] because we were both afraid of our fathers as children .
2 I knew he was so incensed he could n't control himself ; I could n't blame him for the fury which inhabited him .
3 But even I could n't blame him for the phone ringing just as I was at the front door .
4 She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma …
5 Khrushchev could never forgive him for the cruelties and stupidities that brought Russia so close to defeat by Hitler .
6 At this point in Louis 's reign Nithard comments : " the emperor could now feel confident that the aristocracy would not desert him for the rest of his life " .
7 I would not lose him for every noble we 'll get for him .
8 But it is too soon for him to face the likes of Devon Malcolm , and Fletcher said the tour selectors would not consider him for the pipe opener in Faridabad .
9 He even holds back when we hear the car pull away , and I would n't blame him for a moment .
10 ‘ I would n't ask him for a drink of water if I were dying of thirst .
11 I said I would , but I would n't see him for a couple of days because I had to take a train .
12 ‘ And you ca n't blame him for the way we 've been conceding goals .
13 ‘ If the right player becomes available , we wo n't lose him for the sake of an extra penny . ’
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