Example sentences of "[vb past] they would not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , when he got home he found they would n't fit into his console ! |
| 2 | He built his dragons a garden , the most beautiful garden in the world , and although he surrounded it with an iron wall which he believed they would not cross , he made the wall beautiful for them , lavish with filigree work and sweet with hanging plants . |
| 3 | Emily hesitated then moved to the scrubbed table and sat down abruptly , her legs shaking so badly it seemed they would n't support her . |
| 4 | She prayed they would not think of looking under the bed . |
| 5 | While an overwhelming number of Scottish Labour MPs contacted by The Scotsman this week underlined their support for Mr Clarke , some of his original supporters indicated they would not support him in the shadow cabinet elections later this year . |
| 6 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 7 | The Australian government announced they would not sign the Antarctic Minerals Convention , designed to control any mineral exploitation there and due to be signed by all nations claiming territory there . |
| 8 | Among financial and personnel managers generally , one in four admitted they would not choose the same career again , 60% were satisfied with their choice , and 15% were unsure . |
| 9 | Fiendishly complex and built to proprietary standards — which meant they would not work with rival machines — those mainframes locked corporate customers into a lifetime of IBM systems , software and service contracts . |
| 10 | In the course of our case studies , we found that programmers/analysts capable of working in certain specific software/hardware areas ( for example , IBM System 38 , PICK ) were extremely scarce , in some cases so much so that " nobody is training them any more " ( since high turnover rates meant they would not have the chance to amortise the training investment ) . |
| 11 | She was ‘ extremely upset ’ and shouted that she knew they would not believe her and left the workshop . |
| 12 | Lucy accepted , but Alan knew they would n't go . |
| 13 | You knew they would n't fight . ’ |
| 14 | We left the campsite at ten in the evening , the party reduced because a few thought they would n't make it , in a bus rescued from a St Trinians film set . |
| 15 | In fact I 'm told we ran the three-day week so well that it did n't make enough impact on the country ; they did n't realize the crisis and thought they would n't support Ted Heath . |
| 16 | I mean our building was n't touched but I I somehow always thought they would n't come there because they were so trapped , but they did and they spent quite a lot of time trying to get those cars going . |
| 17 | Heston , who had director , script and cast approval , bought Peckinpah extra filming time by returning his salary to the studio , convinced they would n't accept it . |
| 18 | ‘ The North said they would not hold talks during the … exercises , ’ the source said . |
| 19 | Labour 's Alan Milburn and Michael Fallon , who is defending the seat for the Tories , said they would not appear on the same political platform as Dr Clarke . |
| 20 | Mr Adams made his offer to meet the four church leaders in a letter last August , but in their reply the churchmen said they would not talk until Sinn Fein publicly called for an end to violence . |
| 21 | Eventually , the two men said they would not stand . |
| 22 | And Football League president Gordon McKeag said : ‘ When the Premier League was formed the FA said they would not sanction a second division . |
| 23 | Most said they would not go into the town centre alone at night . |
| 24 | Both the ECGD and Bank of Scotland said they would not comment until the programme had been shown . |
| 25 | They said they would not let my back into the village until I got them a ration card and some wheat . |
| 26 | A potentially crippling problem arose last week when hundreds of policemen from the 17,000-strong security force said they would not take part unless they were guaranteed proper living conditions and pay rises . |
| 27 | Last February , we monitored their reactions and not one said they would not come back . ’ |
| 28 | Newspapers said they would not report matches and carried a barrage of irate letters . |
| 29 | Prosecutors interviewed by the Polish daily Zycie Warszawy said they would not know how to deal with a case of illegal abortion as they had not yet received copies of the new law . |
| 30 | The foreman of the drilling crew said they would not work for any company that is in dispute with the local people . |