Example sentences of "[noun pl] would [verb] [adv prt] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | All sorts would turn up for a little chat . ’ |
| 2 | Sometimes his eyes would glaze over for a second or two as if he were out of their world altogether . |
| 3 | Things would quieten down for a little while and the huddles be reformed , but before long there was the crack of a whip and a pony and trap would dash down the field . |
| 4 | Neighbours would come in for a drink and boxes of chocolates and handkerchiefs would be exchanged . |
| 5 | The gayer , shorter girls would come on for a general dance to the Gavotte . |