Sentence examples for would be desperate from inspiring English sources

Right now Shankly would be desperate to get his hands on as many of Tom and George's greenbacks as possible.

You might think that nowadays the big agribusinesses would be desperate to lead the way, and they have indeed invested heavily in new strains of maize and wheat.

Becky says it would be desperate as young love...the feeling that they'd be happy together with what time they had left.

I am sure Bertrand would be desperate to play, so maybe he is the strongest player in the position, for this game".

"If you'd been through that – or Stalingrad, or the siege of Leningrad, you would be desperate to do anything to avoid another war," he said.

It occurred to me quickly, then, that the only children who'd attend such a school would be desperate orphans or serial offenders, expelled from the mainstream.

By 4am I'd be desperate for dawn.

Liam would tell him everything was great because he'd be desperate to get back in the studio and record something new.

If my partner were selected to take part in a prestigious international competition, I'd be desperate to go and cheer him on.

Just do it!" We didn't think we'd be great at it – we just thought, "Why not?" I never thought I was going to be a fantastic Hamlet, I just thought, "What an opportunity!" … There aren't that many great female roles in Shakespeare – none that I'd be desperate to play.

"They'd be desperate and go, 'Have you got the one that goes, "duh duh duh duuuh"?' One woman came in one day and said 'Have you got the record they played at the Haçienda last night?' I said, 'Which one?' And she said, 'It was just one record that played all night.' She thought it was just one five-hour-long record".