Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [be] [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm tt whether that 's appropriate , you know , I 'm thinking of it as a first appointment just to get a general picture whereas you might be coming back to stir his memory for referrals by saying er , you know , er you mentioned here you 're a member of the squash club , do you remember I said I 'd be looking for introductions , maybe we 'll learn whether at the beginning of the second appointment you jog the memory there er you know in other words what I 'm do doing is keeping that in my mind , that you are remembering the squash club or whatever club it may be and use that later , although I did n't er elaborate on it at that , that er because I think you can go off at a tangent |
| 2 | Too late for any more useful sleep , I 'd be leaving for London at six to avoid the rush . |
| 3 | I 'd be set for life if something like that happened . |
| 4 | I 'd be marked for life — One of Those . |
| 5 | A few days later I would be leaving for England . |
| 6 | ‘ You did n't convince Burun to let me lead it by telling him that I would be looking for machines , ’ he said finally . |
| 7 | ‘ This means I would be working for £1.50 an hour , ’ said Cath . |
| 8 | She 'd be scarred for life . |
| 9 | ‘ You said you 'd be leaving for Newcastle ? ’ |
| 10 | GUIL : You 'd be lost for words . |
| 11 | But you 'd be a fool to try and get this agility if you have n't got those safe levels suppleness , strength , stamina and coordination cos you 'd be asking for trouble . |
| 12 | He prayed that she would be forgiven for being herself and following her nature . |
| 13 | Or an electric fire then you would be asking for trouble because you 'd be trying to draw out |
| 14 | But then we 'd be looking for francs . |
| 15 | ‘ Obviously if all five of us went out and walked past a school at home time , we 'd be asking for trouble . |
| 16 | We said we 'd be going for cost space reductions . |
| 17 | By the time they left that sector to search elsewhere we 'd be heading for Fraxilly , with functional ship . |
| 18 | It was midway through a Friday afternoon , and Adele Venetz had taken the restaurant 's van to the cash-and-carry for all the last-minute supplies they 'd be needing for Saturday 's party catering job , leaving her sister and Alina to manage the business alone . |
| 19 | They 'd be talking for days on end . |
| 20 | The 18 later left the building after being assured they would be considered for emigration . |
| 21 | I thought he 'd be touting for business ! |
| 22 | He would be re-elected for Haggerston in 1900 and in 1903 would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . |
| 23 | Then he would be gone for days . |
| 24 | He was allowed bail , but after consulting his lawyers , was convinced that it was highly probable that he would be convicted for sedition and sent to Botany Bay . |
| 25 | Lawrence denied Slaven was a scapegoat and stressed he would be considered for Tranmere tomorrow night . |
| 26 | Thus we may have a close-up of a character weeping , viewed from a position in which , if the viewer were actually there , he would be coshed for intrusion of privacy . |
| 27 | Before he received any answer , the arresting policeman shut the door , warned him that he would be arrested for obstruction if he persisted and went back to the driver 's seat . |
| 28 | He was told that he would be reported for insubordination . |
| 29 | As soon as Edouard Balladur was appointed head of the new conservative government in March , he told them that he would be asking for sacrifices to clean up what he claimed was the worst economic mess France had known since 1945 . |
| 30 | It would be paid for emergency services to outsiders at a standard cost . |