Example sentences of "[vb past] that they would [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
| 2 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
| 3 | None of them doubted that they would eventually get to Greece . |
| 4 | Miss T. 's mother and father had an argument , but not in the presence of Miss T. , and agreed that they would not allow their acrimonious relationship to come to her notice . |
| 5 | We all worked and lived at the same place and it seemed pretty cool to me at the time , but it started to become more and more negative until it got to the point where I wanted to leave … and I realised that they would n't let me ! |
| 6 | At the conclusion of the hearing of this petition for special leave to appeal their Lordships announced that they would humbly advise Her Majesty that the petitioner ought to be granted special leave to appeal and that they would give their reasons later . |
| 7 | A number of militias and groups , including the Progressive Socialist Party ( PSP ) , Hezbollah and the Syrian National Socialist Party , announced that they would not comply with the government call . |
| 8 | Five others either declared their candidacy or announced that they would soon do so : Edmund G. ( Jerry ) Brown Jr , Governor of California in 1975-83 ; Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas ; Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa ; Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska , and Governor L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia . |
| 9 | After some hesitation the Government announced that they would reluctantly accept the report . |
| 10 | He refused and Universal countered that they would merely give it a limited showing . |
| 11 | Similarly , in response to the Feb. 19 announcement by the major car manufacturer Autolatina ( the holding company for Ford and Volkswagen in Brazil ) that it intended to shed 8,000 jobs , workers at two car plants in Sao Bernardo near Sao Paulo stopped production and blocked a highway , and leaders of the Sao Paulo Metal Worker 's Union stated that they would not accept the dismissals . |
| 12 | But the FA 's reply confirmed that they would not allow the match to take place because they were worried about the effect it might have on the pitch . |
| 13 | More straightforward were the comments recorded by Leonora Eyles of women in the early 1920s who declared that they would not mind married life so much if it were not for bedtime , or the anecdote related by a birth control pioneer to a 1930 conference on the provision of birth control information by public health authorities : |
| 14 | But the 20 men women and children outside the police station vowed that they would n't move until their vehicles were returned . |
| 15 | In Ireland the Ulster Farmers Union has joined their Southern counterparts the Irish Association in condemning the proposals , UFU President John Mulvenna claimed that they would further depress farming in Ireland . |
| 16 | They did , however have unrealised expectations about the number of clients for whom they would need to provide paid support workers even though they predicted that they would not find it necessary to provide such carers for ail clients . |
| 17 | One of DEC 's official spokesmen allowed that they would probably send along representatives ready to support Unix SVR4 with its Network Application Support environment . |
| 18 | US opposition to the terms of the agreement , which imposed restrictions on the free movement of UN personnel in Iraq and obliged the use of Iraqi rather UN facilities , was reportedly neutralized after the UK and France indicated that they would not lend their support . |
| 19 | Although not yet eighteen , Charlie prayed that they would n't reject him . |
| 20 | The management had the financial support of the Industrial Bank of Japan , the Employers Federation ensured that Nissan 's subcontractors would receive alternative orders , and its rivals guaranteed that they would not steal its markets while the firm was out of production . |
| 21 | It is said that Adolf Sax tried to persuade Wagner to include them in his orchestral apparatus but Wagner perceived that they would not blend well with either woodwind or brass ( still less , strings ) and never used them . |
| 22 | Quality Kraft Carpets Ltd decided that they would immediately enter the North American market , but did not want to commit too much money to the venture in case it failed . |
| 23 | One way and another , it appears that the search for a new chief executive for IBM Corp is not going too well as one after another , the most fancied candidates declare that they are non-runners — so long after their names were first widely canvassed in the press that they leave the strong impression that they have considered or been considered for the job , but after having looked into it , decided that they would n't touch it with a bargepole : latest to declare his belated non-candidacy is former Hewlett-Packard Co chief executive John Young , who says he is ‘ definitely not a candidate ’ — ‘ He 's enjoying retirement , ’ said a Hewlett spokeswoman ; all attention is now focussed on the thought-to-be front runners that have n't ruled themselves out — Paul Stern , recently retired chairman and tough manager of Northern Telecom Ltd , who could be planning to repeat his double act at that company with another former IBMer , Edward Lucente , who has also just resigned from Northern Telecom ; the other two whose odds have shortened are George Fisher , chairman and chief executive of Motorola Inc , Morton Myerson , chairman of Perot Systems Corp , and Louis Gerstner , head of RJR Nabisco Co ; industry sources told Reuter that the name of Michael Armstrong keeps coming up within IBM — but he quit only a year ago , and has just taken the top job at Hughes Aircraft Co . |
| 24 | Some decided that they would not pay the poll tax , but the people about whom I worry are those such as the elderly lady suffering from a form of senile dementia who came to me because she was being harassed about the poll tax . |
| 25 | After hearing the evidence the justices announced that they found him guilty , but on hearing of his previous convictions they decided that they would not deal with the case and committed him for trial to quarter sessions . |
| 26 | On May 3 all seven registered political parties decided that they would not participate in the proposed assembly , in view of the Military Council 's determination to continue the suspension of political activity . |
| 27 | While not explicit , many implied that they would indeed fight to the death for their managing director . |
| 28 | Sources close to the couple said yesterday 's admission of the problems coupled with the pact meant that they would not separate — at least for the moment . |
| 29 | I saw that they would both need instructions for baptism and marriage . |
| 30 | In a veiled reference to a recent Kurdish motion endorsing the creation of a de facto Kurdish state in northern Iraq [ see p. 39164 ] , they pledged to co-operate in maintaining Iraq 's territorial integrity but stressed that they would not interfere in the internal affairs of Iraq 's Kurdish , Sunni and Shia populations . |