Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [not/n't] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | in order to get the air in Charlotte you 're just going to wear yourself out darling I would n't bother do you |
2 | I would n't dare eat them I 'd be in a terrible state . |
3 | Bishop John thinks that he and the archdeacons are adequately paid ( their stipends are £20,350 and £16,930 respectively ) , ‘ but I would n't dare speak for the parish clergy . ’ |
4 | I would n't dare leave him by himself I would n't think of leaving your dad by himself , going out gadding about |
5 | Never mind what Chrissy or Martina have done , I would n't dare take that away from them . |
6 | ‘ I would n't dare try to be optimistic in this kind of situation , ’ he said . |
7 | West Yorkshire ( ‘ Greater Leeds , ’ as one citizen calls it , ‘ but I would n't dare call it that in Bradford or Sheffield ’ ) is the source and spiritual home of the thrift movement . |
8 | Did , even with the few times my parents have gone away , I 've never held parties , I may of had a couple of mates round just to let them kip over or something , come back I 've never , ever held a party , I would n't , I respect them , well I mean I would n't respect them make , every er penny they earned in the last fifteen years gone into that house , they 've had one holiday in that time and erm , gorgeous house , no its a lovely house , full of nice stuff as well , I , I , I would n't dare have a party |
9 | With you aboard , I would n't dare turn my back for fear of becoming fish meal . ’ |
10 | However , after studying as many photographs as I could find of Randy 's original , it would appear that this was the way he wanted things and I would n't dare criticise him for it . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | She would n't dare breathe — even her breath might be dirty ! |
13 | ‘ You know I do not , ’ Siban said , ‘ or you would not dare ask . |
14 | If I were a man you would n't dare do this ! ’ |
15 | Oh yes , there were no er there was no er no nonsense , I mean you would n't dare answer the teacher back like they did now and call them by their christian names . |
16 | Well you would n't dare leave your car parked . |
17 | If I told you what the wine cost , you would n't dare drink it . ’ |
18 | You would n't dare behave like this if your father were still alive . ’ |
19 | We would n't dare do that , we would n't think of doing that . |
20 | Most models are very strict about what they eat , and they would not last long on a diet of cheeseburgers . |
21 | They would not dare risk a shot at anyone within a sword 's reach of their prince and his guard . |
22 | They would not let go . |
23 | But his colleagues had their curiosity whetted ; they would n't let go . |
24 | They would n't dare start a war in the Pacific against the Yanks . |
25 | Men in the small discussion groups implied that they might be interested in some of these variations on straight sex , but that they would n't dare suggest them to their partners . |
26 | They would n't dare do anything like that . |
27 | Head in the air — they would n't dare call me ‘ show-off ’ at a moment like this — I launched myself down that gaping passage-way and marched in to Dinwiddie 's room . |
28 | Thus ( 66 ) implies " He did n't dare oppose his wife 's whims any more than he dared commit high treason " , ( 67 ) that the speaker is of the opinion that they would n't dare say a word against him , and in ( 68 ) the speaker very clearly believes that the addressee does n't have the cheek to look him in the eye and tell such an obvious lie . |
29 | Still , George , has got bottle , takes risks they would n't dare take , got to hand him that . |
30 | He would not let go of it . |