Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] they would [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A potentially crippling problem arose last week when hundreds of policemen from the 17,000-strong security force said they would not take part unless they were guaranteed proper living conditions and pay rises . |
| 2 | A study by Parker , however , using a national sample , reached conclusions which were slightly more supportive of labour mobility programmes : Only 13 per cent of his sample said they would not have moved without a grant but 56 per cent said they would have found it difficult to move without a grant . |
| 3 | The foreman of the drilling crew said they would not work for any company that is in dispute with the local people . |
| 4 | The members of the Cabinet said they would not have it . |
| 5 | The Australian government announced they would not sign the Antarctic Minerals Convention , designed to control any mineral exploitation there and due to be signed by all nations claiming territory there . |
| 6 | If somebody failed to come up to her own high standards the directness she had inherited from her Australian background meant they would soon know . |
| 7 | ‘ The North said they would not hold talks during the … exercises , ’ the source said . |
| 8 | More than half the 500 people quizzed in a poll said they would not use the Chunnel . |
| 9 | The family said they would never forgive Downey for what he had done to Suzannah . |