Example sentences of "would [be] [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was going out and would be engaged for the following few days . |
| 2 | The Christian view of life , death and afterlife as a continuum not only supplied a happy ending to the human story , but could also ‘ justify God 's ways to man ’ , in so far as the good man would be rewarded for a well-spent life , even if it seemed to have been dogged by misfortune . |
| 3 | Such a long passage without any breathing spaces would be trying for a single player , who would have to fit in an intake of breath where the phrasing breaks . |
| 4 | Surely those politicians , members of royalty , athletes or anyone who wishes to make a clarifying statement should have sufficient intelligence to appreciate that the media-kings of speculation can not only guess what the content of the future announcement will be , but can make it so much more interesting by speculating on the response , plus the reaction to the response by the person who probably intended to say the opposite to what the ‘ experts ’ had been speculating would be said for the past 48 hours . |
| 5 | He pointed out that under the proposals an extra 42 places would be reserved for the disabled in Abbot 's Yard , near High Row and Skinnergate . |
| 6 | Then , too , there were those who opposed enclosure because there was no guarantee that any open spaces would be reserved for the public benefit ; and , as things stood , the slum-dweller in Nottingham could at least walk in the adjacent fields and get some fresh air . |
| 7 | The number was extremely complicated so realising that completion would take some time , he took out advertisements a year before of the first performance and announced that bookings would be accepted for the unseen act . |
| 8 | can I just just pursue that you said said so the if you embarked on another scenario , and you said that the only way in which extra over , that beyond the figure proposed by the County Council , would be by way of a new settlement , I 'm sort of transgressing my own ground rules here , I know that Ryedale has expressed support for the principle of a new settlement , are you saying that you would be looking for a new settlement , possibly in Ryedale ? |
| 9 | We would be looking for a new settlement in the best location around Greater York . |
| 10 | Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager … |
| 11 | Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager … |
| 12 | Sailors from off the boats would be looking for a good time and public bars would resound to the sound of many voices . |
| 13 | Skipper Alan Kernaghan said the team would be looking for a top ten place next season . |
| 14 | Nobody would be looking for a runaway lad . |
| 15 | My grey school skirt would be swapped for a rock-and-roll dirndl and six net petticoats , painstakingly dipped in sugar water to make them stiff when dry ; after the first four dances , the heat from my body would melt the sugar and my nylons would stick together . |
| 16 | Provision would be made for the possible transfer of other functions at a later date , ( e.g. The assessments of means , decisions on the grant of criminal legal aid , and at least some of the determinations of bills now carried out in the courts ) . |
| 17 | With less than twenty minutes of his shift remaining he had already decided on the clothes he would be wearing for the special occasion . |
| 18 | Evolution in the computer would then really take off , for the conditions would be met for a self-reinforcing " arms race " ( see Chapter 7 ) , and I dare not speculate where it would all end . |
| 19 | Usually one of Robert 's business prospects would be invited for a lethal dose of glamour . |
| 20 | The new Constitution restores the name Republic of Afghanistan , and provides for an executive President and a bicameral National Assembly , the lower house of which would be elected for a five-year term , with the upper house being partly elected and partly appointed . |
| 21 | It provided for an executive President and a bicameral National Assembly , the lower house of which would be elected for a five-year term , with the upper house being partly elected and partly appointed . |
| 22 | Under the terms of the bill the future president and vice-president would be elected for a five-year term by a simple majority of the Assembly . |
| 23 | A further 16,000 houses would be needed for the predicted 40,000 incomers expected to arrive over this period . |
| 24 | The custodian was taking it back to the clubhouse area , where it would be needed for the final ceremony in about an hour 's time . |
| 25 | During 1902 it became evident that larger capacity cars would be needed for the main Norbury — Purley line and fifteen were ordered , ten to belong to the Corporation and five to the B.E.T . |
| 26 | Let me put it another way , if we lived in a magic world , and were n't having things like essays and package deals together , and any officer was being asked to forecast the money that would be needed for the sensible and , and virile implementation of five B , would you arrive at a figure of about thirty thousand pounds or not ? |
| 27 | But I discard that idea , for the water is too shallow over the sand and once a fish is hooked the fishing would be finished for a long time while the rest of the shoal got over the scare . |
| 28 | Among new measures ( i ) a new " tax exempt special savings account " would be introduced from January 1991 ; and ( ii ) the rate of pool betting duty would be reduced for a five-year period to release funds to be devoted to the improvement of safety and conditions at football grounds [ for April 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster see p. 36597 ] . |
| 29 | No doubt as to where I would be standing for the eight-hour day , two miles out to sea . |
| 30 | Namely , whatever action the company took , it would be blamed for the ensuing conflict . |