Example sentences of "would [adv] [vb infin] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Upfront and honest , she is concerned about rights and wrongs and would rather die shouting for a cause than hide behind a corporate banner . |
| 2 | Er , what Councillor Newton 's just said , I would just like to ask for a clarification there , if I may . |
| 3 | It was the last place in the world she would ever have chosen for a tryst , as she would tell him when he turned up . |
| 4 | Had the Conservatives won the election by a whisker , which at one time seemed likely , they would probably have plumped for a Labour Speaker ( on the grounds that it took one vote off the Opposition ) . |
| 5 | An employee who would never venture to ask for a raise in salary for herself suddenly besieged the manageress with demands that one of her fellow workers should have her rights . |
| 6 | But Allem would certainly have settled for a 69 before he went out . |
| 7 | I have seen clauses in record contracts which are absolutely meaningless and which I would happily have traded for a defined amount of money for a tour support , video , or promotional commitment . |