Example sentences of "you [modal v] [verb] her for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then you must thank her for the invitation and suggest a postponement . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm sure you 'll value her for that . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ If they did you 'd hate her for what she did to Grandfather . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Laura must be nearing forty — her daughter , Hilda , is sixteen — but you 'd take her for no more than thirty-five . |
| 5 | ‘ You said you wanted to meet my fiancée so that you could judge her for yourself . |
| 6 | For example , if you wish your ‘ commanding ’ child to wait patiently until a more convenient time for her demands to be met , you could reinforce ( reward ) her for waiting for ( say ) ten seconds , subsequently you would reinforce her for waiting for a longer interval of time , gradually increasing the interval each time you ask her to wait . |
| 7 | Your wife 's very tired — she 's bound to be weak , after losing so much blood — but you can see her for a few minutes . ’ |
| 8 | Well you 'll be saying you can keep her for another eighteen . |