Example sentences of "would be [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | certainly I think er we 'd be looking perhaps for a minimum of er er of one mile but I ca n't advise you on any level of agreement as to as to what any definition of it . |
| 2 | The UK had maintained that rates should be left for the market to decide , and had demanded the indefinite maintenance of discretionary zero rating for sensitive items ( the Commission 's position being that zero rating would be tolerated only for a limited period ) . |
| 3 | They could get quite boisterous and reckless , especially during the early days , when they would be shut in for a while . |
| 4 | Because New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives , shows would close for a couple of months when the Girls would be sent home for a holiday on half pay , which was better than the average salary in Britain . |
| 5 | Three of the four students not looking for employment and without plans to continue their studies would be travelling overseas for a time before commencing job search . |
| 6 | Pulling herself together once more , Rachel 's mouth tightened and she knew the best thing would be to get away for an hour by going to lunch and pushing all thoughts of Damian Flint from her mind . |
| 7 | He holds pubs in thrall to his Welsh past — the stories which would be told afresh for a lifetime now emerge in their first edition — and his childhood , far from seeming a ball and chain in this airy court of privilege , glowed into a magic kingdom to match any of them . |
| 8 | We therefore propose to introduce a National Lottery from 1994 , which would help provide funds for a number of good causes in the artistic , sporting , heritage and charitable fields — and from which some funds would be put aside for a Millennium Fund . |