Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [subord] [pers pn] would not " in BNC.

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1 I 'm sorry you had to worry about me because I would n't let you know what was going on in my mind , but I hope now you 'll realise why I kept silent for so long .
2 I 'm sure he knew we were trying to get rid of him because he would n't go !
3 And , ah , oh aye , and she says they 're out playing and the s and she says you know what kids are like Jean , and she says like I would n't try even to say to my kids not to go near them because you would n't tell them because they 're only kids and she says they 're like playing in the square and she says like I would David and down here you know when I was coming down
4 Aha , use th bag we might need to put that behind it if you would n't mind please .
5 Charlie got annoyed with me because I would n't let him .
6 And not doing it he or with you because he would n't even let , alright then .
7 She also wrote that he should not bother looking for her because he would not be able to find her .
8 But the threat of sanctions imposed by the United Nations is at the back of his mind , ‘ We have discussed it and it is of great personal interest to me as I would n't have a job .
9 He had this meeting on Wake Island that I described to you when they would n't get out of the planes , all attempts to persuade MacArthur to behave in a reasonable fashion .
10 She had wanted to know how much it mattered to him because he would n't let on , and it gave her a valuable lever .
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