Example sentences of "a [noun sg] would [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a course would operate for one week full-time ( half module ) , it would assume that the students are fully conversant with the principles of word processing and have the computer skills ( i.e. , disc and file handling , security , etc. ) needed to operate a personal computer effectively . |
| 2 | For example , the hospital treatments that GPs can purchase were limited to standard relatively inexpensive procedures which the GP could easily diagnose and cost ; the costs a practice would bear for any one patient were limited to a maximum of £5,000 ( after this the DHA picks up the bill ) , and finally entry to the scheme was limited to large , well-managed practices . |
| 3 | The government announced on Sept. 18 that a delegation would leave for Libya in October to prepare a joint charter for the linking of the Sudanese Darfur region and the Libyan province of Tahadi . |
| 4 | such a programme would pay for itself within five years , and save fuel worth something like £2800 million a year . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm saying that not even a ten-year-old would fall for the line of crap you just had me feed Kevin . ’ |
| 6 | Such a procedure would allow for all attributes within an assembly to be grouped into those which can be internally resolved and those associating with external spaces . |
| 7 | A claim would lie for scalded feet . |
| 8 | ‘ Bearing in mind that this is supposed to be a social occasion , make sure that you dress accordingly and choose something suitable … something a woman would wear for a special night out with her lover . ’ |
| 9 | It was the sort of car that a successful young man bought for himself , not a woman 's car in the generally used sense of the phrase , nor a car that a man would choose for a woman . |
| 10 | The kind of thing a man would remember for the rest of his days . |
| 11 | ‘ I wish a man would kill for me , ’ Paulette sighed , then stared in alarm because Sharpe had suddenly raised a hand in warning . |
| 12 | ( Given the choice between emulating Mick Jagger or , say , Sid Vicious , only a lunatic would plump for the latter , but in terms of films you might conceivably want to sit and watch , Sid and Nancy win hands down with their blood-splattered , smack-snorting Liebestod . ) |
| 13 | A pea would do for a rather green skull for the skeleton . |
| 14 | You must gauge for yourself whether or not you have struck up a good relationship with the interviewer and whether a letter would work for you or against you . |
| 15 | ‘ But actually , being in that situation really helped to develop my ear , because a guy would come for a lesson and ask me to show him a lick from some song or other , which kind of put me on the spot ! |
| 16 | The remaining deputies would be elected by proportional representation on party lists , on the basis of the number of first ballot votes won by the party 's candidates in the single-member constituencies , and with a minimum threshold of 4 per cent before a party would qualify for such seats . |
| 17 | For example , a client would ask for an aperient from the nurse who noted lack of bowel action and be told to ask the nurse who did the drugs . |