Example sentences of "would [be] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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1 | The Christian view of life , death and afterlife as a continuum not only supplied a happy ending to the human story , but could also ‘ justify God 's ways to man ’ , in so far as the good man would be rewarded for a well-spent life , even if it seemed to have been dogged by misfortune . |
2 | Such a long passage without any breathing spaces would be trying for a single player , who would have to fit in an intake of breath where the phrasing breaks . |
3 | Nobody would be looking for a runaway lad . |
4 | ‘ I said after the European Championships I would be looking for a much more settled squad , ’ said Taylor . |
5 | Sailors from off the boats would be looking for a good time and public bars would resound to the sound of many voices . |
6 | That way , it would seem like someone gone mad — everyone would be looking at the sniper , no-one would be looking for a motive . |
7 | can I just just pursue that you said said so the if you embarked on another scenario , and you said that the only way in which extra over , that beyond the figure proposed by the County Council , would be by way of a new settlement , I 'm sort of transgressing my own ground rules here , I know that Ryedale has expressed support for the principle of a new settlement , are you saying that you would be looking for a new settlement , possibly in Ryedale ? |
8 | We would be looking for a new settlement in the best location around Greater York . |
9 | Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager … |
10 | Who 'd have guessed at the start of the season that within a handful of games Oxford United would be looking for a new manager … |
11 | Skipper Alan Kernaghan said the team would be looking for a top ten place next season . |
12 | And they would be looking for a bed for the night and it would be in the old hay shed that we would put them but there would n't be a problem . |
13 | An index would be prepared for a very large report but is somewhat unusual for the majority of reports . |
14 | Such failures would be difficult to trace without specialist equipment so most of us would be prepared for a bill , or at least the hassle of a return under guarantee . |
15 | My grey school skirt would be swapped for a rock-and-roll dirndl and six net petticoats , painstakingly dipped in sugar water to make them stiff when dry ; after the first four dances , the heat from my body would melt the sugar and my nylons would stick together . |
16 | The excellence of their design meant an interloper would be slowed for a moment to decide which was the real one . |
17 | Evolution in the computer would then really take off , for the conditions would be met for a self-reinforcing " arms race " ( see Chapter 7 ) , and I dare not speculate where it would all end . |
18 | Proposals such as these aroused considerable debate in the 1930s ( particularly on the question of whether , for every job vacated by an older worker , a new one would be created for a younger person ) , but they made little headway with the National Government . |
19 | The ground was comparatively dry , and she guessed the sea would be checked for a while by the dunes ; but not for long . |
20 | Usually one of Robert 's business prospects would be invited for a lethal dose of glamour . |
21 | The school secretary said all the September intake would be invited for a morning before the end of term . |
22 | Most of the new people who 'd be coming over in the last couple of years a lot of them would n't be coming out to our concerts yet because they would probably be into a more younger scene like the Mary Blacks , maybe or the Christian Moore or somebody like that you would be catering for a younger audience and the the second third generation would be coming out to the First to the Foster and Allens and the Daniel O'Donnells and the Brendan Shines you know . |
23 | In practice a set of objectives like these would be written for a series of teaching sessions for a specific student or group and may be varied to suit their experience and needs . |
24 | The new Constitution restores the name Republic of Afghanistan , and provides for an executive President and a bicameral National Assembly , the lower house of which would be elected for a five-year term , with the upper house being partly elected and partly appointed . |
25 | It provided for an executive President and a bicameral National Assembly , the lower house of which would be elected for a five-year term , with the upper house being partly elected and partly appointed . |
26 | Under the terms of the bill the future president and vice-president would be elected for a five-year term by a simple majority of the Assembly . |
27 | Should there be a diphtheria outbreak in the surrounding streets , one or other of us would be sent for a bottle of Fennings Fever Curer , either from Higgins or Newtons , the Catherine Street Chemists . |
28 | Even a full house would be piffling for a town with so vast a drawing area . |
29 | Even a full house would be piffling for a town with so vast a drawing area . |
30 | The government had originally announced on Feb. 14 that the election would be held on March 28-29 ; on March 28 it was announced that polling would be extended for a further day on account of heavy rains which had led to voters being discouraged by transport difficulties . |