Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [adv prt] for [det] " in BNC.
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1 | And they 'd go on for many years with incredible perseverance , believing when they had no reason to believe , when it was crazy for them to believe . |
2 | So I thought I 'd put in for that , it was a lateral move you know , but still it was getting back to my depot and nearer my home . |
3 | When I ran out of breath I 'd come up for another helping , then duck the head again . |
4 | The love nest he had conjured out of so little would make up for all her pain . |
5 | A pine or oak refectory table , forming an island unit in the middle of the room , would make up for this . |
6 | He would hang on for that . |
7 | The whole world would tune in for this one . |
8 | Maybe the Sergeant Major would go in for some Greek dancing , and smash all the house DJ 's records instead of plates . |
9 | Crump — this would provide an opportunity for a salving weep — Crump would live on for this child herself one day would bear children … |
10 | Further North Stockton and Middlesbrough would come in for some rough treatment at the hands of Rowland Holmes-Smith , principal of P&HS and chairman of the RIBS Teesside branch . |
11 | I would put in for that if it came up . |
12 | I firmly told him that if he ever came near me again , I would fight back for all I was worth and , even if he managed to beat me every time , sooner or later I would get lucky and hurt him . |