Example sentences of "can n't [verb] [pers pn] for [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't blame me for trying . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm delighted to hear it , ’ Mike agreed , ‘ although after this latest little fracas you ca n't blame me for wondering , now can you ? ’ |
| 3 | But you have to admit you do look very young and innocent , so you ca n't blame me for putting on the Big Daddy bit . ’ |
| 4 | It would be nice if the NHS could do this , but you ca n't blame them for trying to raise money in other ways . |
| 5 | And he ca n't blame us for singing ‘ You 're Only Here For The Money etc ’ when we travel to Ewood Park . |
| 6 | ‘ Ye ca n't blame us for trying . ’ |
| 7 | " I have , of course , contributed to the difficulty by taking my suspicions to the police — I ca n't blame you for wanting to get to the bottom of things . |
| 8 | Ca n't blame you for getting away from everyone . |
| 9 | She ca n't forgive me for leaving and I 've had to accept that our relationship 's finally over . |
| 10 | You do Yes but , you do n't know how much er , I mean , you ca n't sell it for housing at the moment . |