Example sentences of "[verb] he would [adv] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hoped she would spare some time for him and he promised he would not ask her to act in anything . |
| 2 | I CAUGHT my boy of 14 sniffing aerosols a year ago and he promised he would never do it again . |
| 3 | If they were walking he would sometimes take her elbow — less to support her , she thought , than to steer her . |
| 4 | Olympic champion Christie , who was flying home to Britain yesterday after an eight-week training stint in Australia , has consistently protested he would not put his new-found sprint supremacy on the line over 60m at the world indoor championships . |
| 5 | ‘ I never believed he would n't make it . |
| 6 | ‘ I never believed he would n't make it . |
| 7 | Michael says it 's ‘ very decent ’ of them ; Nick says he would n't miss it for the world . |
| 8 | ‘ Fernand might have the odd screw loose , but I 'd swear he 'd never hurt anyone . ’ |
| 9 | No matter what happened he would never let himself become like the brutal , foul-mouthed McEllhoney . |
| 10 | As he is a nobleman 's son , I know he would n't like me to accept a gift from anyone . |
| 11 | She was both proud and fearful for him and , as she continued to look on him , thought of the vast and mighty oceans he would cross , the loneliness of such journeys , and prayed he would not regret his decision to leave them . |
| 12 | I think he just figured he would n't do it — he 's in this big rock band and would n't think of doing it , although I think at the time Phil would have ! |
| 13 | Mr Brooke side-stepped unionist calls for the introduction of selective internment , saying he would only use it in ‘ very particular circumstances ’ . |
| 14 | I thought of asking that old fool , but I decided he 'd probably unsettle them more than calm them down . ’ |
| 15 | Turning down ‘ loads of really tacky telly ’ , he decided he 'd rather slog it out on the alternative circuit than settle for being the new Bobby Davro . |
| 16 | And then once I suppose he would n't make it in the house would he he would have it made and brought to the house . |
| 17 | As he gulped the warm champagne he swore he would never wear it again . |
| 18 | He swore he would never use it , but he wished it were better . |
| 19 | It was their fence , and it was coming down , and she had pointed that out to Frederick , and she had known he would n't do anything about it , any more than he would buy himself new underpants . |
| 20 | Leo was probably fun to be with , a great companion , a good friend , she thought , then gave a wry chagrined smile as he turned towards her as though he 'd been aware of her presence all along — and she might have known he would n't do anything so obliging as to walk off . |
| 21 | She might have known he would n't let it go so easily . |
| 22 | " No , " he 'd said flatly in a manner which meant he would not change his mind . |
| 23 | Although that did n't necessarily mean he would n't take anything she was unwise enough to offer , she reminded herself . |
| 24 | Yet , strangely , even as he approached I could tell he would not harm me . |
| 25 | He pushed harder today , knowing he would not hurt her . |
| 26 | ‘ I live in Market Street ’ I answered him sadly , knowing he would never find me again . |
| 27 | She told him he should not squeeze his toes in borrowed shoes , but go barefoot , and strengthen his feet ; but he felt he would thereby dishonour his monarch and disparage the image of the Christian gentleman . |
| 28 | One suspects he would not make it were Islam a majority religion in Britain . |
| 29 | As he transferred the blade clumsily to his left hand , he knew he would n't make it . |
| 30 | I knew he would n't want me to be pushy and , hard though it was , I decided to wait until the end of the week and then invite him round for dinner . |