Example sentences of "[vb past] [pn reflx] for [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Britta hated herself for wanting the arm to encircle her again . |
| 2 | ‘ I think that secretly , deep down , I hated myself for taking the job . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ No , ’ I said , and hated myself for telling the untruth , but I was thinking of my own boat standing propped on the sand of Straker 's Cay , and I thought of all the work I had lavished on Masquerade , and of all the love and care and time I had poured into her , and I tried to imagine her rotting under the tropical sun with her paint peeling , her deck planks opening and her timbers riddled with termites . |
| 4 | She cursed herself for spoiling the closeness between them . |
| 5 | She cursed herself for stating the obvious , wished she had taken more note of where they had brought her . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Jack for one never forgave himself for encouraging the venture in the first place . |
| 8 | I am writing these lines on the last day of 1986 , the deadline I set myself for reaching the Great Glen with my pen . |