Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'd settle for a sandwich . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd pay for a cup of wine and I have dice , though I would love to know the finer points of the game ! ’ |
| 3 | I went to this party at Mr Midwinter 's and it 's a wonderful house with footmen and things , and I went in just the sort of clothes I 'd wear for a party here in Helsinki . |
| 4 | I thought I 'd stay for a while . ’ |
| 5 | I 'd go for a night out and I 'd be praying they did n't take off my trousers . |
| 6 | The idea was that I 'd go for a fortnight but when I got there she gave me the bum 's rush so I spent a couple of miserable days in France and then hared it back to England . |
| 7 | No , I do n't think I 'd go for a house that erm I would n't but those big houses of course it would have alarms would n't it ? |
| 8 | ‘ If I wanted to wade around in shit I 'd go for a walk down a sewer . |
| 9 | On the whole I 'd look for a combination of striking colours and light . |
| 10 | On the whole I 'd look for a combination of colours and light . |
| 11 | You knew immediately that Jancey had stuffed these guys into her flat because she knew I 'd come for a showdown , and it had to be tonight . |
| 12 | ‘ I would go for a newspaper and poster campaign . |
| 13 | If it was an ‘ either or ’ situation , I would go for a winch as it could be used for other jobs such as moving fallen trees or recovering other vehicles etc . |
| 14 | With my family growing up I was needing more money and er that 's when I decided I would apply for a foreman 's job at . |
| 15 | I would call for a ceasefire and a Middle East peace conference on the Gulf . |
| 16 | All things considered , in this particular case , I would opt for a hardcard for an easy life ! |
| 17 | Perhaps she 'd go for a walk , see if any driftwood had collected in the bend of the river . |
| 18 | She 'd go for a walk — maybe some fresh air would clarify her thoughts . |
| 19 | That 's about what you 'd expect for a tractor of this size . |
| 20 | Once you had been visited by the sergeant , you 'd go for a scrounge , somewhere you could get a smoke — a bakery where there was a bit of heat in the winter-time . |
| 21 | you 'd look for a value of X that you could e make . |
| 22 | One of them apparently recognised Ranulf and called out honey-phrased invitations as to what she would offer for a silver coin . |
| 23 | Perhaps she would care for a coffee ? |
| 24 | She said she would shop for a couple of hours on her own , that she did n't want him with her while she mooched around dress departments . |
| 25 | She would look for a flat in London . |
| 26 | The average dairy cow produces 45–50 litres of milk every day , ten times the amount she would produce for a suckling calf . |
| 27 | Well , you had n't got a great deal of money , now you would go for a walk out in Edinburgh , out to black Blackhole because Blackhole was a village . |
| 28 | Then the men-at-arms under the two banners , the King 's and the Earl 's , had waited outside , and the rest had got round the gate and walked talking inside : the King Macbeth with less meat on him , like a man who fed at sea , and Siward of Northumbria the way he always was , with his chest round as a shield under his tunic , and only his hair and beard greyer than you would think for a man not much past fifty . |
| 29 | ‘ I thought we 'd go for a drive and put her through her paces , ’ he suggested . |
| 30 | Anyway , ’ she added , ‘ he said he hoped we 'd go for a walk with him , soon . ’ |