Example sentences of "would [vb infin] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The General Herborising was also conducted by the Demonstrator who led his more expert colleagues further afield , sometimes to the coast where they would remain for a couple of days or more . |
| 2 | Soon this was to be entered and then only Tibet and Ethiopia would remain for a time unresponsive to European politics , ideas and technology . |
| 3 | Then the men-at-arms under the two banners , the King 's and the Earl 's , had waited outside , and the rest had got round the gate and walked talking inside : the King Macbeth with less meat on him , like a man who fed at sea , and Siward of Northumbria the way he always was , with his chest round as a shield under his tunic , and only his hair and beard greyer than you would think for a man not much past fifty . |
| 4 | He had chosen this woman specifically because she was the sort she was — a simple type , immediately responsive to the baby , no outside involvements , so she was free to give her entire time to him , willing to do without time off while the baby was still on the breast , and not expecting the massive salary most women would want for a job like this . |
| 5 | All of which would make for a rave review , were it not for the fact that , for all their charm , the Jays ' every move oozes lamentable irrelevance . |
| 6 | In Britain , though , ever since his selection the media had become very excited about Allan Wells , almost willing him to win , to have the come-back that would make for a fairy-tale ending . |
| 7 | What happened was , when we 'd go there to rehearse on a Friday night , he would disappear for an hour or so . |
| 8 | She had hoped he would stay for a chat with her parents , but he was making it very obvious that that was n't part of his plan . |
| 9 | Old Mother Jacobsen knew that she did not have unlimited time to tell the story of Marie Grubbe to Elisabeth Danziger ; Elisabeth would stay for an hour and then be on her way . |
| 10 | He told the Federal Assembly that the devaluation , the second in less than four months , would compensate for an excess in public spending during the past nine months equivalent to US$5,400 million . |
| 11 | Handing out certificates recently at my adult education college in Wandsworth , I was enormously impressed by the number of special needs students who received one , who never in their lives thought that they would qualify for a certificate . |
| 12 | For example the clergy , the landed gentry and freemen of livery companies and trade guilds would qualify for a funeral similar in style to those organized by the College of Arms for members of the peerage . |
| 13 | This approach , denying credit card securitisation a linked presentation even when it would qualify for a sale under regulatory guidelines ( and therefore obstructing such a regulatory sale ) , is most unfortunate . |
| 14 | But he reneged on that promise and said he would wait for a message from God . |
| 15 | He would wait for an hour or so , reading a newspaper or catching up on paperwork , then he would go to the McCausland counter and hire a car . |
| 16 | There are many good makes of boots in this category though I think I would opt for a pair of Scarpa boots because they will accept the wonderful Yeti gaiters ( £50 ) and are excellent in their own right . |
| 17 | All things considered , in this particular case , I would opt for a hardcard for an easy life ! |
| 18 | It would n't fool them for long but it would do for a moment . |
| 19 | He did n't really mind which one , the Hallé would do for a start , but he had n't the faintest idea how to go about it and nor had anyone else . |
| 20 | It was off , but it would do for a round of roulette . |
| 21 | Hereford United next and what they would do for a cup run … come to think of it what they would do for a win … on Saturday United lost out again in the third division … two-one at Cardiff City |
| 22 | Hereford United next and what they would do for a cup run … come to think of it what they would do for a win … on Saturday United lost out again in the third division … two-one at Cardiff City |
| 23 | It 's very small , only just room for the bunk , but it would do for a time . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Christian preachers could declare how wrong it was for an individual to be dominated by another so as to be his legal property , and to be bought for much less than the rich would give for a racehorse . |
| 26 | Where government takes the form of absolute power ‘ the one who controls it appears to the people as a divinity … this religiosity can not fail to have its usual effects on punishment ’ ( Durkheim , 1973 : 305 ) , making punishment more severe than one would expect for a society of the same level of development but a less absolute government . |
| 27 | We would look for a station where we could park , say goodbye and then go home . |
| 28 | She would look for a flat in London . |
| 29 | Aristotle would look for an answer in terms of purpose . |
| 30 | The decision , regarded as inevitable due to the activities of Loop offshoots The Hair And Skin Trading Company and Main , puts paid to speculation that the band would reunite for a US tour . |