Example sentences of "would not [verb] [pron] [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hoped she had made up her mind to talk and would not make him lose valuable time persuading her . |
| 2 | I would not have him survive this only to die of a broken heart . ’ |
| 3 | She even very kindly offered to attend to things , but I would not let her do that because I knew I had to face up to my responsibilities . |
| 4 | She shut her mind to the fact that the pig was a living thing and as she drew the knife across its throat , she told herself that she would not let herself get this attached to any future pigs . |
| 5 | The white missionary before you would not let us have this ceremony , said Joseph . |
| 6 | ‘ It would n't make it taste better if I owned it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You know Daddy would n't let them do that . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ If daddy was alive he would n't let him do this to me ! |
| 9 | I would n't let him know that . |
| 10 | He would n't let me pay that for it , he said that they had at the shop . |
| 11 | Last year , after a fortnight 's holiday in California , his first for two years , he complained , ‘ My wife would n't let me take any work with me ’ . |
| 12 | Bloody fool that I am , my pride would n't let me accept other consolation , even when offered , neither before the divorce , nor since . ’ |
| 13 | the banks wo would n't let me have extra money or anything like that . |
| 14 | But pride would n't let her do that — pride insisted she at least made an effort . |
| 15 | ‘ Rosie did n't have any money and the man who supplies the stuff would n't let her have any more . |
| 16 | and finding out what , what our er stomachs were like , whether the , the liquid in there is acidic , whether it 's an acid and do you know the girls were braver than the boys , the boys would n't let anyone do that to them . |
| 17 | They were stupid , narrow-minded , and — worst of all — much too friendly , in a patronizing way ; but Breeze would n't let herself feel annoyed . |