Example sentences of "he would [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | He took to it like a duck to water and from then on he 'd grill me for hours on end about the various types of plays , especially when we were watching it on TV . |
2 | Give Ray half a chance and he 'd blame himself for the invention of gunpowder . ’ |
3 | And kind — he 'd do owt for you . |
4 | ‘ He 'd do anything for me — even killed a man for my sake . ’ |
5 | He 's twenty-two , and he 'd do anything for me , get me anything I want . |
6 | He said he 'd do it for $8,000 . |
7 | He 'd do it for ten quid , let alone for this little lot . ’ |
8 | ‘ He 'd dae anything for money , ’ Parker said . |
9 | He 'd kill them for this . |
10 | If a policeman felt like having a lock-up , he 'd book them for obstruction . |
11 | I knew he 'd hate me for it . |
12 | And er he 'd maybe say yes and he 'd get it for fifteen you know . |
13 | Of course he 'd sue me for slander if I made the accusation publicly . |
14 | ‘ I would n't do that , girl ; he 'd fight you for the child . |
15 | Generally he seems to have dealt with those who came to him with requests by saying that he would do something for them , and then repeating this promise whenever he had to , postponing action for as long as possible . |
16 | Surely then he would do anything for her , everything , always . |
17 | He would do anything for his grandmother , his beloved nonna — had n't he proved that by accompanying her here tonight , to this benefit for her favourite charity ? |
18 | He loves her and he would do anything for his kids . |
19 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
20 | But it was not vulgarity , just rudery — and he would do it for some very distinguished people we had on the set sometimes . ’ |
21 | Eadmer noticed Anselm 's habit of trusting men long after others had seen their deceptions : but then at last he would recognize them for what they were . |
22 | If the inventor of a novel mousetrap then decided that he would offer it for sale only when installed in a purpose-built house for which extra would be charged , most patents courts would probably be prepared to grant compulsory licences to those willing to sell the mousetrap without the house . |
23 | When he left Odd-Knut told us he was Lappish , and that when asked if the trail to our campsite was piled high with snow he had said yes it was , but that he would break it for us if we were willing to pay . |
24 | He said he would fix it for me — that we get the loan . |
25 | Heseltine declares that he can not foresee the circumstances in which he would challenge her for the leadership . |
26 | He would keep her for himself . |
27 | ‘ Why , if he would ask me for pity , I believe he might gain it . ’ |
28 | He was delighted , said he would mark it for immediate release to the newspapers under the Branch Secretary 's name . |
29 | On second thoughts , if he was to try and make sense of the puzzle , he would need them for reference . |
30 | So now he would get them for something they might not have done . |