Example sentences of "would not [verb] [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.

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1 The Swedish government welcomed the positive opinion , and reiterated its view that neutrality or defence considerations would not form an obstacle to Sweden 's accession to the EC .
2 Once again , we would not expect the perception to be a problem .
3 That would not present a problem to England 's selectors , since the 16-strong party picked for India already includes one-day specialists Graeme Hick , John Emburey and Neil Fairbrother with eight limited-overs games due to be played on the sub-continent .
4 Mr Maskey added that internment in any form would not bring an end to the republican campaign .
5 We are quite clear , and we were clear when we conducted the talks this summer , that they were not peace talks because they would not bring an end to the violence , but were one of the pressures that can be mounted against the terrorists .
6 Even if a failure to implement the reorganisation would not bring the business to a standstill , dismissal for a failure to conform with it might be fair if there was ‘ some sound , good business reason for the reorganisation ’ .
7 A week ago it was announced that the Government would not refer the deal to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission .
8 The loan would not become a burden to your dependents .
9 The loan would not become a burden to your dependents .
10 Where it seemed that this would cause injustice , equity stepped in with the doctrine of " part performance " : if the contract were partly performed , equity would not allow a statute to be used " as an engine of fraud " .
11 The ship steered into Lochranza ; the inhabitants had heard of the boat with plague aboard and would not allow the body to be brought ashore .
12 She would not allow the manacle to be removed , and her word had to be obeyed .
13 Labour leaders were delighted with Major 's accession , because they suspected he would not have the nerve to ‘ cut and run ’ early .
14 To hold that " reckless " bears a subjective meaning would be consistent with the definition in the tort of deceit : one would not wish a person to be convicted of a crime when he would not be tortiously liable .
15 The applicant sought judicial review of the decison of the Director of the Serious Fraud Office on 26 June 1991 , in the course of criminal proceedings against the applicant , to seek to enforce his compliance with the requirement contained in a notice issued pursuant to section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 to attend at her offices and answer questions or otherwise furnish information in respect of her investigation of the applicant alone , afer she had caused him to be interviewed under caution on three occasions and thereafter charged him with an offence , at a time when and in circumstances whereby ( a ) the applicant 's application for legal aid had not yet been granted and he had neither legal advice nor legal representation available to him ; ( b ) the Director had stated that she would not cause the applicant to be further cautioned in compliance with Code C , paragraph 16.5 of the current Codes of Practice issued pursuant to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 .
16 Fleischmann and Pons ' ideas had been anticipated though for all the wrong reasons , primarily a misguided attempt to make helium to fill airships , and all this because the USA would not sell the gas to postwar Germany .
17 Er we would n't want the plan to be inhibited in that way .
18 Once he had Garry back with Berenice he would n't give a thought to the Adams twins and she would forget him and the time she had spent hunting Garry and her sister through the Northumberland countryside .
19 She would n't make a wife to any man , or if she did she 'd ruin him . ’
20 One would n't expect a clergyman to be interested in young girls of eighteen . ’
21 ‘ When she would n't open the door to him , he broke the window panes …
22 I once went to the Ajami police station to ask for protection but the British constable would n't open the door to me . ’
23 And I certainly would n't mention the matter to Orange .
24 Philippe , Duke of Orleans , brother to the future Louis XIV was raised as a girl to ensure that he would n't pose a threat to his elder sibling 's claim to the throne of France .
25 ‘ Mind you , I would n't follow a director to the devil .
26 Head down on his chest again — I would n't get an answer to that one .
27 Would n't have a chance to would we ? .
28 It used to be a tremendous transition from 1 April when you realised you would n't have the garden to yourself until quite suddenly at the end of October when everybody goes .
29 In that case , the Universe would n't be infinitely large , but it would n't have an edge to it either .
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