Example sentences of "would [verb] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd wait for that call . ’ |
| 2 | The JD Tele wins out on knobs , since the Signature 's volume control is horribly graunchy — again , not what you 'd expect for this kind of money . |
| 3 | Er I 've known er one bloke he , he 'd send for a pint of Shipstons beer when it was sixpence a pint , and then he 'd send for another pint and he 'd be drunk , or , or he 'd be ready f to fight anybody that wanted to fight him . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been hoping you 'd agree for some time . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd kill for some chocolate ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd kill for some chocolate ’ |
| 7 | Normally the others would remain for another hour or so . |
| 8 | When it was first mooted that maybe a team of Tropical Plants staff would make for good television on Busman 's Holiday , several folk were keen to take part . |
| 9 | ‘ Slower speeds , fewer accidents ’ Parked cars on roads surrounding Darlington Memorial Hospital would make for fewer car accidents . |
| 10 | Aloud he said he would stay for another night and take her place on the constituency slate . |
| 11 | Overall , the FastLynx program offers everything you would need for simple file transfer , and is probably unique in offering three entirely different interfaces to it facilities . |
| 12 | We would wait for any payment until Elinor was well again . ’ |
| 13 | If they are still experiencing the benefits of the last centesimal medicine then as usual you would wait for some indication before repeating or changing remedies at which point the LM can be prescribed . |
| 14 | This game is similar to games you would buy for 2–6 year olds that had Zoo animals cut out of the board with little pins on them , The child would try to fit the animal back into the right shape . |
| 15 | Many of those who feel they are achieving least , and are most disruptive in schools , would opt for early leaving . |
| 16 | If the same procedure were used in a ‘ high risk ’ group with an incidence of , say , 100 per 1000 then 50 would benefit for each person harmed . |
| 17 | Do you want to comment on what five thousand less than your figure would do for affordable housing ? |
| 18 | So who would speak for old Shallot ? |
| 19 | Once elected , they would negotiate for greater devolution . |
| 20 | Transport & General Workers ' Union deputy secretary Jack Adams warned that his members would ballot for industrial action if there were compulsory redundancies . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's only after that that someone like myself would look for technical skill , but it has to have that initial force to grab your attention , 99% of the time . ’ |
| 22 | In North Wales for example eight of the eleven part-time farmers said they would look for more work . |
| 23 | If permission is given for this then permission would follow for another power station to empty the Inn through the Imsterschlucht , possibly affecting the water in the Ötztaler Ache . |
| 24 | Choose a product ( eg sportswear ) and say what theme you would use for each month of the year , eg January winter holidays/ski equipment June Wimbledon / tennis outfits |
| 25 | It would work for one part but the next part needed another sound to it , so maybe we 'd use the Paul Reed Smith for the second half of the solo . |
| 26 | And so the issue the discussion has focused on , from where I 'm sitting , seems to have focused on is , you know can one afford to let loose a strategic policy and could such a policy be written in a way that it would work for inward investment attraction without being a a Trojan horse as you know letting in a lot of other nasty things . |
| 27 | It would work for national reconciliation " including those Cambodians who used to work with all categories of the Vietnamese aggressors " . |
| 28 | The report recommends a new order , applicable only to patients with a history of non-compliance , which would provide for compulsory supervision of the patient in the community . |
| 29 | It would provide for extra authority and resources for electoral returning officers . |
| 30 | The government side insisted that a truce be agreed before discussions could take place on a new constitution which would provide for multiparty politics and free elections . |