Example sentences of "would [not/n't] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It clearly can not be an arbitrary aggregation of versions of modules since it is likely that they would not form a consistent set .
2 In the late 1980s developers knew that they would not make a decent return on their investment on a pay and play basis .
3 You see , although I love her so deeply , I know that Rosamund would not make a good wife for a missionary . ’
4 Unless he had changed a lot he would not make a good impression .
5 The reason Jake had had a change of heart was because he had finally realised for himself that Janice would not make a good mother for Kirsty , and that Shiona , on the other hand , would .
6 They were also the most likely to say Dad would not make a good job of being a housewife and should be out at work ( 57pc pc compared to 38pc ) .
7 He also said that the Prince and Princess of Wales would not make a planned visit to China in November ‘ so long as those responsible for the atrocities over the past weekend remain in control of the Chinese government ’ .
8 You would not expect a well-made machine like this to be light , and at 2.8kg ( 6.2lb ) it is n't , so you need the two handles moulded into the case of the machine to help hold it .
9 The Keynesians would therefore expect a close relationship between the demand for money and the yield ( rate of interest ) on near-money substitutes , but the monetarist would not expect a significant relationship because of the belief that money is a substitute for all assets alike .
10 From common sense one would not expect the mere possession of a regular , orderly arrangement of atoms or molecules to be a cause of weakness , and of course it is n't .
11 ‘ Its development , ’ says Holyoak , ‘ would not necessitate the great cataclysm of demolition ; the plan is designed so that parts of it can be built independently in phases . ’
12 You would not think a broken shoe .
13 Its original function , according to Seth , was to make us feel bad , by briefly separating us from our sense of love and connectedness , so that we would not repeat a harmful act .
14 " A lizard upheld me the wild birds would not eat the white bread " .
15 Escalating what was described as a " financial war " with Singapore , the head of the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange warned on Dec. 29 , 1989 , that he would not recognize a new market in Malaysian shares about to be launched in Singapore .
16 The purpose was to give solid ground for disputations , especially with rabbis who would not recognize the canonical authority of books which , though in the Septuagint ( the Bible of the Gentile mission ) , were absent from the Hebrew canon .
17 She would not give the other woman that satisfaction .
18 They adopted the time-honoured device of spending the night together at an hotel , but Herbert , nervous that something might go wrong , overtipped the chambermaid , who then through misplaced gratitude would not give the required evidence against him .
19 Saunders was sold because Rush would not generate a big fee .
20 Given the non-availability of subpoenas , a mere refusal by a potential witness to attend in England may be sufficient , as may evidence that his employer would not grant the necessary leave of absence .
21 If the vessel is sold unrepaired then the measure of indemnity will be the depreciation in the sale price caused by the unrepaired damage , provided such depreciation would not exceed the reasonable cost of repairs if the vessel had been repaired at the time of loss .
22 To his dying day the young Count would not forget the fair hand which had tended him when none other had heeded his plight .
23 The legislation would not affect the flat-rate State pension .
24 ( The differences in definitions adopted by different countries would not affect the broad pattern of international comparison , although we should be sceptical about small variations between countries . )
25 Darlington borough councillors heard the two-storey extension at Walworth Castle Hotel would not affect the ancient part of the building .
26 The move would not affect the everyday spending power of the British public .
27 The British Board of Film Classification is consistently censoring scenes from films and videos which would not disturb an average jury .
28 The United States announced on July 22 that it would not renew a bilateral textile agreement with Myanma in protest at human rights violations and the junta 's refusal to hand over power to the NLD .
29 Like Angela she would not want a poor doctor , and sooner or later would tire of her play-acting and retire back to that world — he wondered why she had left it , and what she thought that she was doing here in the East End , so far from her family and friends .
30 Instinctively , she understood that Ceauşescu would not want a standard architect 's model made from cheap materials with only general hints at the building 's style and decoration .
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