Example sentences of "would be [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silently praying she would be forgiven for the lie , she gave a small shrug . |
| 2 | For millennia it was accepted that the Earth was at the centre of the Universe , despite all the contrary evidence , on the grounds that no other site would be fitting for the world on which the ‘ chosen ’ ( whatever their religion ) dwelt . |
| 3 | Mobutu remained head of state , but Tshisekedi insisted that he would control the army and that no special area of power would be reserved for the President . |
| 4 | On arrival he finds that the room which Mr Careless had confirmed would be reserved for the family has been double-booked . |
| 5 | Even one so buttoned-down as Senator Al Gore trembles to consider that if he made a full-out run at Pennsylvania Avenue , every part of his private life would be scrutinized for the sort of improprieties that cause lips to purse out on the Plains . |
| 6 | Initially , we were a little uncertain as to the type of adverts to seek and in both your absences I checked with Gerry Senior who was very helpful in advising that we would be looking for the kind of events that might be held in the Centre and not adverts relating to , for example , recruitment . |
| 7 | The taxi , when it came back to the street , would be crawling because the driver would be looking for the number . |
| 8 | At a time when many middle-class voters would be looking for the party that would best defend them from Labour , this Conservative strength would be of vital importance . |
| 9 | In contracted to sell wine on terms that after the contract the wine would be stored for the purchaser by the vendor . |
| 10 | Services would be charged for the value of the buildings they occupied to encourage economy . |
| 11 | Under its terms provision would be made for the repatriation of refugees , and some control of local and regional affairs would be conferred on the Tuaregs . |
| 12 | A framework would be created for the addition of other languages as further options . |
| 13 | It was a vow Isabel knew would be kept for the rest of their lives . |
| 14 | It was agreed that resolution of this issue would be shelved for the time being . |
| 15 | Rather naïvely , she 'd imagined most flights would be heading for the summer sun . |
| 16 | That summer the Allies announced that the families who had helped prisoners-of-war would be remunerated for the board and lodging they had given : a form could be collected from the town hall . |
| 17 | member super-constituencies would be needed for the election of 650 MPs . |
| 18 | New constitutions would be drafted for the federation and for the Czech and Slovak republics , separating local self-administration from state administration , and ending excessive centralism . |
| 19 | Marani stressed that no major sculptures by the artist would be borrowed for the exhibition . |
| 20 | Held , allowing the appeal , that the absence from the Children Act 1989 of any express provision that applications be made either inter partes or ex parte connoted the availability of either course in appropriate circumstances ; that on a true construction the court 's powers conferred by the Act of 1989 had not been abrogated by the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 so that rule 4.4(4) did not preclude the making of an ex parte application for a residence order , although normally applications should be made inter partes ; that the judge therefore had jurisdiction to make such an order and , under section 11(7) of the Act , to attach such directions as might be appropriate ; and that , accordingly , in the exceptional circumstances , the court would make an interim residence order to which directions would be attached for the return of the child to the former matrimonial home and for all the children to remain in the father 's care until the inter partes hearing of the father 's applications ( post , pp. 116B , D–E , F , G–H , 117A–E , F–H ) . |
| 21 | He insisted that the least he could do would be to pay for the coffee , and he always tried to do the least that he could . |
| 22 | No mitigation would be allowed for the fact that loyalty , not financial gain , was his motive . |
| 23 | It was expected that due to this left hemispheric specialisation for verbal ability , the right field advantage would be reduced for the trigram task when subjects were shadowing auditory verbal material . |
| 24 | Her intervention — after dismissing reports at the weekend that she would be standing for the deputy leadership — will be seen as an attempt to block Mr Gould 's bid for the post . |
| 25 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern would be working for The Mob these days . |
| 26 | And , in a somewhat opaque passage , the Messiah was equated with an allegorical ‘ good shepherd ’ , who would be sold for the price of thirty shekels of silver . |
| 27 | Would be caught for the killing — unless |
| 28 | In the ordinary way a pro forma letter would be included for the client 's signature ; and ( 5 ) a note of any moneys standing to the client 's credit . |
| 29 | A particular timescale would be set for the implementation of the appropriate strategies . |
| 30 | A mandatory waiting period of five working days would be required for the purchase of a handgun , during which time checks would be required to screen applicants for those with a criminal background . |