Example sentences of "would do [pron] for a " in BNC.
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1 | I reckon I 'd do it for a thousand pounds . |
2 | No I think , I reckon that if you knew that the bloke was an easy pull , they would n't do it if they , if they knew they could n't get the girl cos otherwise it would be embarrassing for them , but if they knew that she was an easy pull they 'd do it for a joke . |
3 | Some German agents must have stood out like sore thumbs ( One , codenamed ‘ Garbo ’ , could never figure out English pounds , shillings , and pence , and once reported back to Berlin from Glasgow that there were men there ‘ who would do anything for a litre of wine ’ ( p. 112 ) . ) |
4 | Louis would do anything for a pretty girl . ’ |
5 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
6 | The car would do it for a minute or two . |