Example sentences of "they would n't [verb] [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had n't wanted to sign anything , but they had said they would n't give him any money unless he did , so he 'd pretended to read the papers carefully and then signed them . |
| 2 | There 's a nice story about my , one of my favourite presidents , I told you last time , Theodore Roosevelt , Roosevelt got very frustrated with congress so he sent the American navy , he had no money , they would n't give him any money , so he sent the American navy to the Philippines and he said to congress if you want them back again you 'd better vote some more money cos they have n't got any fuel erm which is a fairly odd way of proceeding one might think . |
| 3 | I they would n't give you any points . |
| 4 | Well they would n't cover them all but erm I see what you 're getting at . |
| 5 | They would n't want their own bosses catching them , with gossip on tongue and glass in hand , during company time . |
| 6 | They would n't do me any good with my Service I grant-you that . ’ |