Example sentences of "he would not [verb] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 But even if Patrick Milligan had known the size of ‘ Buck ’ O'Hara 's munificence , he would not have raised any objections .
2 Charlie 's face changed from the face of the bank-clerk to that of an unknown and — though he would not have believed this — a much shrewder man .
3 Shiva used words like ‘ chap ’ now , and ‘ kiddy ’ , words used by Indians wanting to sound like true Brits , though he would not have done this once .
4 He wished that he could have listened to their conversation , but he would not have made much of it if he had been sitting at the next table .
5 After the war he also confessed to me that his eyesight was very bad and he would not have passed any normal eye test that we used in the RAF , hut he did have contact lenses .
6 ‘ If there was a God he would not have let this happen . ’
7 If he had saved some , selected arbitrarily , he would not have violated any principle he needs to justify other acts .
8 He would not have had this forum .
9 Were it not for these he would not have produced any of the philosophy for which he is now remembered .
10 I , I , I find it difficult to believe he would not have known that .
11 Today , for example , was the seventy-fifth birthday of the brassiere ; but for a Sun feature called ‘ All Our Breasterdays ’ he would not have known this .
12 I know that he would not like to do any injustice to the report , but if he were to read the second paragraph , which contains its judgment on the Bill , he might come to a different conclusion .
13 It seems like the pilot had a problem or he would n't haved effected that manoeuvere .
14 She was anything but , of course , but he would n't want to hear that .
15 Brad 's publicist had warned he would n't want to discuss that lucrative little foray into the world of commerce , but Pitt does n't flinch when the subject comes up .
16 He would n't want to know any more .
17 for him about the second half saying , you know that he would n't have said this , would n't have said that .
18 He would n't have done that if he was going to nick it , would he ? ’
19 ‘ And he would n't have done that ? ’
20 He would n't have done that , would he , if he was n't holding the reins … ?
21 ‘ No , he would n't have done that , ’ said Mahmoud .
22 PP : No , he would n't have done that .
23 that wh who in the government would he dispose of and he sat and smiled gently and said well he would n't have appointed any of them in the first place .
24 If it 's any comfort to you , he would n't have suffered much pain .
25 He says if people had listen to the voices who were calling for him to be locked up then he would n't have had this chance to show an improvement .
26 He would n't have had enough members to attend a meeting , never mind form a trade union .
27 There had to be somebody around , although from the state of the path he would n't have laid any bets on it being a gardener .
28 He would n't like to see any harm come to you . ’
29 I knew the chances were he would n't remember to do this , and said good-bye with a lightness which was a piece of very good acting .
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