Example sentences of "it would do for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as he leaned against the railings he suddenly tasted it , the moment Creed had planned for him , the moment he 'd always longed for , dreaded now , still longed for , and it was burnt sugar , sweet and caustic , on his tongue , it was like the flight of a bird across a window , it was there and it was gone , he could n't dwell on it , he could n't let the terror in , all he knew was what it would do for him , he knew that it would give him membership , he 'd be past the sliding sheet of glass , he 'd finally belong . |
| 2 | It 's very small , only just room for the bunk , but it would do for a time . |
| 3 | This no doubt guaranteed their trustworthiness to their new comrades and may well have persuaded them that if communism was for their brothers then it would do for them too . |
| 4 | It was off , but it would do for a round of roulette . |
| 5 | It would n't fool them for long but it would do for a moment . |
| 6 | It would do for excitement , since Edmund could not be there … . |
| 7 | But it would do for a comic sketch — ‘ |
| 8 | It would not do for always , but it would do for now . |
| 9 | it would do for caravan and erm at home you know |
| 10 | with like a navy stripe and erm an anchor on each side , it 's quite nice cos she 's got , I thought it would do for her holidays |