Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] would not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was more tired than ever before , but everything was so new and interesting I would not leave the deck . |
| 2 | I was really afraid I 'd not get it all down , and all the time he was listening out for me . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , Emily Bronte never went to Ireland ( nor did her grandfather travel to England ) , so I am afraid she would not have heard any story ‘ at the fireside on the farm at Drumballyroney in Co . |
| 4 | Last December , when £2 million was suggested as the likely price for their property , Mr Widdup and his 62-year-old wife made it clear they would not sell at any price . |
| 5 | Undaunted , the SMMB made it clear it would not alter its proposals . |
| 6 | BORIS Yeltsin , the Russian President , suffered two serious blows last night when the country 's highest parliament voted to strip him of direct control of the government by July , and Ukraine made clear it would not ratify a landmark arms treaty between the United States and the former Soviet Union . |
| 7 | Mr Yeltsin made clear he would not contemplate any reduction in his powers and that his government would stick to its monetarist path , albeit with greater emphasis on social protection for the hardest hit . |
| 8 | Mr Yeltsin made clear he would not contemplate any reduction in his powers and that his government would stick to its monetarist path , albeit with greater emphasis on social protection for the hardest hit . |
| 9 | Mr Yeltsin made clear he would not contemplate any reduction in his powers and that his government would stick to its monetarist path , albeit with greater emphasis on social protection for the hardest hit . |
| 10 | Sarazen was favourite for the 1932 title , but it was clear he would not win with his new caddie . |
| 11 | I have caught chub on wet and dry fly , particularly on mayfly , but my experience of fly fishing for chub is so limited I would not propose to offer advice on the method . |
| 12 | They are convinced she would not have gone with anyone willingly . |
| 13 | If it were not human you would not want it for research and if it was not human no one would deny you having it for research . ’ |
| 14 | More often than not , if I were awake I would not answer and feigned sleep . |
| 15 | ‘ If I had spoken to anyone properly about how I felt after Hungerford , ’ he says , ‘ I 'm sure I would not have turned my problems over to the bottle . ’ |
| 16 | He was delighted to receive a good price for me , especially as he felt sure I would not live longer than a month . |
| 17 | ‘ Are you sure you would not like to rest for a little ? ’ enquired Agnes . |
| 18 | For extra effect you can say ‘ Are you sure you would not like to change your mind ’ or ‘ I want you to be sure that you can point to whichever line you like . ’ |
| 19 | With the vicar 's views on hellfire she was sure she would not go unpunished , that he would feel obliged to deputise for God . |
| 20 | I was sure she would not denounce me . |
| 21 | However , she said she would now prefer to try to cope without coming to the hospital but would also said she was sure she would not take a further overdose . |
| 22 | Similarly , for the teenage girl from a strongly Catholic family it might be particularly important that she avoid pregnancy in a relationship with a boy to whom she felt sure she would not like to be married . |
| 23 | I 'm sure we would not quarrel about payment . ’ |
| 24 | But it became obvious on the next pitch that even had I been so inspired we would not have progressed much further . |
| 25 | ‘ I believe a jail should be a penitentiary where inmates are not ill-treated , but where the going is so rough they would not want to come back again , ’ he blasted . |
| 26 | Sergeant Cork made more than sure it would not enter the battle : setting off a large demolition charge , he was killed in the blast . |
| 27 | Part of him was coldly aware of the bulge in Doyle 's pocket — the gun which had made sure he would not scream and beg for help . |
| 28 | ‘ Anyway , I am sure he would not find anyone who would give him such a good time . |
| 29 | ‘ Ian Ironside will take over if necessary and I am sure he would not let the side down . ’ |
| 30 | Without Miss Marsden 's influence , I am sure he would not have agreed to do it . ’ |