Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] would [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.

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1 Gareth 's ‘ BACK FOR GRUB ’ message was still pinned to the corkboard , and it was with a distinct sense of release that I remembered I 'd said that I would go back for his camera .
2 I had never heard of it before , but it was certainly something that I would look out for in the future with much apprehension .
3 I said that I would come in for every match and sit in the library and deal with questions and enquiries — there was no point in simply having it supervised by a steward who might know nothing about books or history . ’
4 Dana continually hinted that she would take off for London if I refused to do just what she wanted , or if I said anything to you .
5 Er in a competitive situation , the Rickmansworth tender w w w was a , a an example of that , we actually had a contract document which is about as thick and complicated as one of the contract documents that we would put out for civil engineering physical work to er er a contractor .
6 that it would go up for
7 Mind you , it had a chess program that he 'd load up for me but it just ai n't the same as a human being .
8 Senga blinked back tears , " he told me he loved me and that he 'd come back for me when he 'd made his fortune and could afford to take me away . "
9 Then I 'd go down the town buy us all clothes then , you and I would go out for a private dinner Jean .
10 Now I 've done removals before then , not so much now , but I at one time used to be out on the road doing removals myself very often and I would get in for about seven o'clock in the evening get a quick grab something to eat , rush round this place , put the fires on and get it ready .
11 So he asked me if I 'd go in for a couple of weeks until he got something sorted out you know .
12 Well , it was all to the good ; after he 'd finished skiing for the day they 'd return to the cottage , and she 'd set out for home .
13 Because I felt extremely low , and needed company , I telephoned Esme on Wednesday evening , the day Father died , to ask if she would come out for a canoe ride from the Aquatic Club to River Park , but she said she must stay in and practise for a forthcoming piano recital .
14 Then if you 'd lie down for a few minutes , have a few minutes ’ sleep , you were right again .
15 And they er locked us out until we 'd go back for ten and thruppence a day , so of course we did n't go back .
16 We kept putting food on the ledge for them and they would go out for relatively short flights and then return .
17 And they 'd knock off for a bit of dinner , come back , and do the second milking .
18 And they 'd go on for many years with incredible perseverance , believing when they had no reason to believe , when it was crazy for them to believe .
19 ‘ She desperately wanted to play the wife role and would spend an afternoon cooking a beautiful meal for him and he would arrive with an expensive bottle of wine and they 'd settle down for a cosy evening . ’
20 Sales estimated at many thousands of pounds are believed to have been lost and insurance companies were being consulted to see if they would pay out for loss of business .
21 But he told me to think upon it and he would come back for an answer . ’
22 ‘ I would roll over on my ankle and it would pop out for a few seconds and click back in again ’ .
23 During the famous Intermezzo the conductor asked Mascagni if he would take over for a moment .
24 My first , er , but sad duty is simply to say that Sir Kenneth , our President , had hoped to be here , but he 's had er , an operation and er , he is not really quite well enough , so I was asked as a Vice-President , whether I would stand in for him , at the weekend , and er I shall do my best , and erm , I 'm glad to have to opportunity of doing one or two things , but we 'll come to those in due time .
25 And when ye would set out for Castille , let all the people know in secret , that they make themselves ready , and take with them all that they have , so that none of the Moors in the suburb may know thereof ; for certes ye can not keep the city , neither abide therein after my death .
26 The threatening cloud of gloom that had been pea-sized when they 'd set out for Host Street grew to storm proportions .
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