Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] for that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I " fackins I commend thee for that ! |
| 2 | I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell . |
| 3 | I hated him for that . |
| 4 | How I hated you for that . ’ |
| 5 | Councillor is on record , in fact not long after taking his job , that he does n't care much for state education , he prefers , grant maintained schools , the assisted places scheme , which I 'm pleased to say , Lord Mayor , we do n't operate in this district and neither did the Tories when they were in power and I applaud them for that |
| 6 | I owe him for that . ’ |
| 7 | And how can I blame her for that ? |
| 8 | ‘ I had to coax two into it because they are not very experienced cook , but I chose them for that very reason , ’ he says . |
| 9 | He 's been brought up strictly , he goes to synagogue — I respect him for that . |
| 10 | And I respect him for that . |
| 11 | Anyway , the people at SIS are big enough to take it and I respect them for that . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I liked him for that . |
| 13 | ‘ I thank you for that assurance , my lord , ’ said the queen-dowager tremulously , drawing closer the still-sleeping prince . |
| 14 | ‘ Your Grace , ’ Benjamin replied coolly , ‘ I thank you for that but I must agree with Doctor Agrippa — there are matters still unresolved . ’ |
| 15 | Nearly all of you promised to promote Society membership and I thank you for that . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't say I blame him for that . ’ |
| 17 | He was offering her an out and she respected him for that . |
| 18 | You asked me for that ? |
| 19 | Are you condemning me for that ? ’ |
| 20 | You owe me for that ! ’ |
| 21 | Are you paying me for that ? ’ |
| 22 | The truth was there in his eyes , and she hated him for that , too . |
| 23 | She blamed me for that . |
| 24 | She thanked him for that as well . |
| 25 | He was no more blind than you or I. Did n't you recognize him for that man we gave a ride to on the road ? |
| 26 | It was strange how she loved him for that business with Tommaso so long ago , how she had such a feeling for the intricate conventions of the old code , and saw him as a man of honour , a duellist . |
| 27 | Why , why would n't she thank you for that ? |
| 28 | She liked him for that . |
| 29 | But if you send an estimate you more or less have to say what you 're moving as well because if there 's more than that and you do n't put down what you 're moving then you 're p stuck with the estimate really and in p practice that 's what usually happens , you give an estimate and then you do it for that price . |
| 30 | You despised me for that and finally told me you hated me . |