Example sentences of "[pers pn] 'd [vb infin] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd settle for a sandwich . ’
2 I 'd pay for a cup of wine and I have dice , though I would love to know the finer points of the game ! ’
3 I went to this party at Mr Midwinter 's and it 's a wonderful house with footmen and things , and I went in just the sort of clothes I 'd wear for a party here in Helsinki .
4 I thought I 'd stay for a while . ’
5 I 'd go for a night out and I 'd be praying they did n't take off my trousers .
6 The idea was that I 'd go for a fortnight but when I got there she gave me the bum 's rush so I spent a couple of miserable days in France and then hared it back to England .
7 No , I do n't think I 'd go for a house that erm I would n't but those big houses of course it would have alarms would n't it ?
8 ‘ If I wanted to wade around in shit I 'd go for a walk down a sewer .
9 On the whole I 'd look for a combination of striking colours and light .
10 On the whole I 'd look for a combination of colours and light .
11 You knew immediately that Jancey had stuffed these guys into her flat because she knew I 'd come for a showdown , and it had to be tonight .
12 Perhaps she 'd go for a walk , see if any driftwood had collected in the bend of the river .
13 She 'd go for a walk — maybe some fresh air would clarify her thoughts .
14 That 's about what you 'd expect for a tractor of this size .
15 Once you had been visited by the sergeant , you 'd go for a scrounge , somewhere you could get a smoke — a bakery where there was a bit of heat in the winter-time .
16 you 'd look for a value of X that you could e make .
17 ‘ I thought we 'd go for a drive and put her through her paces , ’ he suggested .
18 Anyway , ’ she added , ‘ he said he hoped we 'd go for a walk with him , soon . ’
19 So thought we 'd go for a ride in the morning .
20 I apologised for being curt with the lecherous one and said that maybe we 'd meet for a drink .
21 I did n't think they 'd ask for a licence . ’
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 He 'd play for a hour or two , then leave .
25 And you know what he 'd have for a treat ?
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