Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.

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1 I thought I 'd wait up for the early morning newscast on the radio . ’
2 ‘ She did n't say that , ’ he replied , the ebullience with which he 'd set out for the Greens ' household nowhere to be seen .
3 I dreaded seeing him , and thought I 'd go out for the evening , but then I realized there was no point in that , it was only putting off the inevitable .
4 The incident must have shocked them , so logically they 'd rest up for the night . ’
5 ‘ I thought I 'd turn in for the night . ’
6 When the vicar got a new bishop who was Anglo-Catholic he appealed to him for his sanction , in the hope that the bishop 's approval would make up for the lack of faculty .
7 I suppose I was conceited enough to imagine that the amount of love I have for her would make up for the deprivations .
8 I then learned from the media that these payments would make up for the loss of revenue caused by people who could not or would not pay the community charge …
9 He would come down for the weekend before and see to the final arrangements , of various things .
10 It would turn out for the best in the end ; it must .
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