Example sentences of "[verb] herself for [v-ing] the " in BNC.

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1 Britta hated herself for wanting the arm to encircle her again .
2 She was kicking herself for forgetting the most basic Capricorn trait of allowing nothing to stand in the way of their goal .
3 She cursed herself for spoiling the closeness between them .
4 She cursed herself for stating the obvious , wished she had taken more note of where they had brought her .
5 He was obviously curious to see Stephen 's relative , and she mentally chided herself for revealing the state of things between Stephen and his half-brother .
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