Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] [pers pn] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dad would only blame them for what she was doing . |
| 2 | Coleen , however , although she loved Mr Cubbage , wanted time to think things over and would gently scold him for his haste . |
| 3 | Possibly he 'd reached the stage of being one who would merely use them for his own ends — especially his sex life . |
| 4 | Sometimes Scarlet had a brief insight into her own attitudes to other people and would realize that she had suffered far more pain on their behalf than was necessary and that no one would ever thank her for it : this made her feel useless and extremely tired . |
| 5 | The present owner would probably arrange it for you , if you feel awkward about it . ’ |
| 6 | This plant is well worth hunting out — a specialist nursery would probably order it for you . |
| 7 | My wife is a very undemanding woman , Robert , she would never ask me for anything . ’ |
| 8 | He also commissions M. Bijou de Millecolonnes , who despises the ancients , and whose ‘ lightness , gaiety , and originality ’ are the antipodes of the ‘ solidity , solemnity and correctness ’ of Sir Carte Blanche , to build in a ‘ wild sequestered spot ’ in Regent 's Park a pavilion reminiscent of Nash 's at Brighton , which gives rise to a rumour ‘ that the Zoological Society intended to keep a Bengal tiger au naturel , and that they were contriving a residence which would amply compensate him for his native jungle ’ . |
| 9 | Battuta put up with all this for he had reason to believe that the Sultan would amply reward him for his efforts . |