Example sentences of "would [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know but he , we 've got it here early March and we said that we 'd do his paperwork for the the afternoon |
| 2 | If Dad was alive he 'd give me money for the bike like a shot . |
| 3 | She 'd bring me dad for his holi holiday . |
| 4 | And if you wanted ten rolls of wallpaper they 'd paper your room for five shillings . |
| 5 | But she did not forget ‘ sitting on me grandad 's rocking chair combing his hair and I can always remember him sat there and me stood up behind him : I 'd comb his hair for hours and he just sat there and let me . ’ |
| 6 | To dance with him again was a prize she 'd sell her soul for , and tonight , here at the party , would be her only chance ever . |
| 7 | And he 'll either you can either knock he 'll ei , you can either knock some money off , which he 'd accept whatev , mo most or he 'd pay your deposit for you . |
| 8 | Then if I were you I 'd sue my face for slander . ’ |
| 9 | If boss Lennie Lawrence decides Pears is unfit to play against Brighton tomorrow , Ironside , 28 , would make his debut for the club . |
| 10 | If boss Lennie Lawrence decides Pears is unfit to play against Brighton tomorrow , Ironside , 28 , would make his debut for the club . |
| 11 | Here , for example , is how Elena 's ancestors dealt with an enemy : ‘ They would eat his tongue for wisdom , his heart for courage , and for fertility make their women chew his genitals ’ ( not difficult to imagine who gets the worst of that deal ) . |
| 12 | You would compensate your neighbour for the loss of his marginal benefit . |
| 13 | It comes as no surprise to learn that it took director Peter Greenaway a very long time to find a film company that would consider his script for more than 30 seconds . |
| 14 | Mrs Hamilton was n't confident that the agency nurses she interviewed would respect her desire for confidentiality on the subject . |
| 15 | Mr Pink said it was unlikely he would pursue his claim for reinstatement . |
| 16 | Occasionally the sun would appear from behind a roof-top , and she would feel its warmth for a few seconds . |
| 17 | As the years passed , I would watch his passion for adhering to the bedu principle remove him further and further from the society around him . |
| 18 | In addition , the Council called for the financial incentives available to franchised firms to be improved before it would confirm its support for franchising . |
| 19 | Anyway , I thought , Liza would do my job for me . |
| 20 | He had climbed through her window in the sweet nights , nights that would torment his memory for ever with the perfume of darkness and intrigue . |
| 21 | However , the inheritance would give me independence for life , and I was glad of that . |
| 22 | Caroline would give me hell for evermore if she thought I 'd ill-treated her best friend . |
| 23 | If he was begging , he seemed hardly to expect that anyone would give him money for making such a noise . |
| 24 | Once again , it 's flagging below a level which would give him confidence for London , yet his form over shorter distances has been good , highlighted recently by a new course record of 38:20 at the Thorney 12K in Peterborough . |
| 25 | and yet you see these days they would give her treatment for that |
| 26 | John-William Dallam would give her credit for no more sense than that . |
| 27 | She had been asked for twelve and it was now half past eleven , which would give her time for a pleasant comfortable drive to Carpendens Court . |
| 28 | Today , I would give my life for the state of Israel . |
| 29 | I would give my life for you . ’ |
| 30 | PAMELA : [ aside ] I would give my life for a farthing . |