Example sentences of "would [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally the others would remain for another hour or so . |
| 2 | The interim government would rule for two years before holding elections under the auspices of the UN and the Islamic Conference Organization . |
| 3 | It would persist for many generations . |
| 4 | Because yes , we did say we were n't going to use tropical markets , erm perhaps in the view of some of the things Bob Plumtree 's been saying , perhaps that was a little bit premature , perhaps we would want for some countries tropical woods , might want to reconsider , but erm I think that 's something for the future , that 's not for this afternoon . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ Slower speeds , fewer accidents ’ Parked cars on roads surrounding Darlington Memorial Hospital would make for fewer car accidents . |
| 7 | ( In 1874 , whilst at her favourite residence at Osborne in the Isle of Wight , Queen Victoria made a number of trips to the post office at nearby Whippingham where she would stay for some hours comforting a dying deaf woman , Mrs. Elizabeth Tuffield , nee Groves . |
| 8 | Aloud he said he would stay for another night and take her place on the constituency slate . |
| 9 | We are a signatory to an EC agreement which Germany , France and Spain have honoured — the grants given by the EC to areas of industrial dereliction , especially mining areas like Midlothian , which would qualify for such grants . |
| 10 | The remaining deputies would be elected by proportional representation on party lists , on the basis of the number of first ballot votes won by the party 's candidates in the single-member constituencies , and with a minimum threshold of 4 per cent before a party would qualify for such seats . |
| 11 | A full scale offal-burning power station would qualify for premium payments under the Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation — the government 's incentive scheme for renewable energy sources . |
| 12 | And this priceless asset would qualify for United Nations recognition as an International Biosphere Reserve . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | We would wait for any payment until Elinor was well again . ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I made the point that the sketches sounded amateurish and media action agreed that in future , with a topic as ‘ serious ’ as this , they would opt for professional actors . |
| 18 | Many of those who feel they are achieving least , and are most disruptive in schools , would opt for early leaving . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | One would watch for two hours while the other slept . |
| 21 | There ought to be a prayer that would do for all men , all the murdered bodies all over the world . |
| 22 | You ask what we would do for young people . |
| 23 | Do you want to comment on what five thousand less than your figure would do for affordable housing ? |
| 24 | I 've written a sentence which I think sums up the tape and introduces it which I think would do for both leaflets . |
| 25 | So who would speak for old Shallot ? |
| 26 | Only one certainty remains : in future the great buildings of Sussex would be secular , and a new form of patronage would appear for local artists and craftsmen . |
| 27 | Once elected , they would negotiate for greater devolution . |
| 28 | Transport & General Workers ' Union deputy secretary Jack Adams warned that his members would ballot for industrial action if there were compulsory redundancies . |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 30 | In North Wales for example eight of the eleven part-time farmers said they would look for more work . |