Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 On employment , the Labour party would sign up for a massive extension of Community competence and majority voting in the name of the social charter .
2 The Government warned that it would apply only for a short period .
3 He hoped that it would express disquiet at the circumstances of the Tully-West shooting and would call publicly for an independent inquiry .
4 She would twitter on for a few sentences to get everyone else to give their opinions , then make a decision .
5 Then I 'd go down the town buy us all clothes then , you and I would go out for a private dinner Jean .
6 Things would quieten down for a little while and the huddles be reformed , but before long there was the crack of a whip and a pony and trap would dash down the field .
7 The gayer , shorter girls would come on for a general dance to the Gavotte .
8 ‘ I would roll over on my ankle and it would pop out for a few seconds and click back in again ’ .
9 All sorts would turn up for a little chat . ’
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