Example sentences of "he would [verb] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er I 've known er one bloke he , he 'd send for a pint of Shipstons beer when it was sixpence a pint , and then he 'd send for another pint and he 'd be drunk , or , or he 'd be ready f to fight anybody that wanted to fight him . |
| 2 | Then he 'd sit for a while , occasionally glancing at the figure next to him , until at last he 'd lean towards the other 's ear . |
| 3 | He 'd play for a hour or two , then leave . |
| 4 | And you know what he 'd have for a treat ? |
| 5 | But the clear implication yesterday that he would settle for a place on the bench this weekend should dovetail nicely with Ferguson 's thinking . |
| 6 | Sometimes he was too sick to eat anything all day , but other days he would sleep for a while and then get up for a meal . |
| 7 | When Eliot had finished an extract , he would pause for a second or two , and then , as if to break the spell , switch his head quickly to the right . |
| 8 | She had hoped he would stay for a chat with her parents , but he was making it very obvious that that was n't part of his plan . |
| 9 | GLAFCOS Clerides , elected president of Cyprus with hardline backing , said yesterday he would ask for a postponement in UN-sponsored peace talks . |
| 10 | Asked whether he would ask for a postponement of the talks Mr Clerides said : ‘ This was my position in the election campaign , and it still stands . ’ |
| 11 | Much earlier at the last supper Jesus had promised that when he returned to God , he would ask for a gift to be sent to his friends . |
| 12 | She recalled a promise made by Mr Major when he became Prime Minister : that he would work for a nation at ease with itself . |
| 13 | But he reneged on that promise and said he would wait for a message from God . |