Example sentences of "[pron] would not [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I know I was madly , madly involved with the symphony to the extent that when it was done — and it is one of the few works I say this of — I would not dare touch it again . |
| 2 | Within weeks , it became perfectly plain that the parish was in the inflexible grip of a powerful and intractable laity , who would not let go . |
| 3 | Walkers who would not dare stroll half a mile in inner cities thought nothing of walking 190 miles across the fells , dales and moors from St Bee 's in Cumbria to Robin Hood 's Bay in North Yorkshire . |
| 4 | ‘ You know I do not , ’ Siban said , ‘ or you would not dare ask . |
| 5 | Most models are very strict about what they eat , and they would not last long on a diet of cheeseburgers . |
| 6 | They would not dare risk a shot at anyone within a sword 's reach of their prince and his guard . |
| 7 | They would not let go . |
| 8 | He would not let go of it . |
| 9 | I was calling Sweetman 's bluff , confident he would not dare pull the trigger , and equally confident that my marine training would let me turn him into mincemeat . |
| 10 | He would not dare ask for money ; instead it would be up to the gentleman to raise the matter and to give payment when he deemed suitable . |