Example sentences of "would not [verb] [verb] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus there must have been initial configurations that would not have given rise to a universe like the one we see today . |
| 2 | Had we followed the advice of our so-called revolutionary counsellors , this substantial move toward a political revolution would not have taken place to anything like the extent shown by the figures . |
| 3 | Perhaps the most controversial question concerning English intonation is what its function is ; pedagogically speaking , this is a very important question , since one would not wish to devote time to teaching something without knowing what its value was likely to be . |
| 4 | The episode was better forgotten , he thought ; he would not risk exposing Grégoire to Louise 's unkindness again . |
| 5 | ( c ) The defence of ex turpi causa would not apply having regard to the changing public opinion of suicide . |
| 6 | His lips would n't move to give voice to the words . |
| 7 | I would n't care to offer advice to gamblers , because I 'm sure that people who bet on horses do things other than purely look at the odds the horse if offered at . |