Example sentences of "would [not/n't] [vb infin] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Kevin Hawkins , the head of WH Smith 's corporate public relations , said the agreement would not stop either taking a job with a rival chain . |
| 2 | Her parents refused consent for an operation to remove the obstruction , although there were no grounds to suppose that if the outcome of the operation was successful , Alexandra would not go on to enjoy a life of some longevity . |
| 3 | Of course , I love the theatre or I would not go on doing it . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ What 'll we do ? ’ asked Tim after a short silence ; even he had to admit that a lady would not go away leaving behind all her credit cards and a wad of paper money . |
| 5 | I would not rest easy knowing Araminta would see you off without so much as a penny piece the moment I breathe my last . ’ |
| 6 | A testator would not set out to establish a trust , or to confirm his will in trust form , hoping that in details his intention would take precedence over his words : the civil law already coped with these problems , and the law of trusts was able to follow rather than lead . |
| 7 | Opposition figures expressed concern that this timescale would not give newly emerging political parties sufficient time to establish themselves . |
| 8 | They would not give fairly rejected applicants a charter to cause trouble . |
| 9 | Our evidence was said to be flawed because : WE could be accused of setting up Marshall for an offence she would not have otherwise committed . |
| 10 | Not that I had a bad opinion of his character , ( I do n't know him ) , it is just that I feel most other clubs would not have even responded to you . |
| 11 | The old Maggie would not have even thought about it in the first place . |
| 12 | Five years back he would not have even contemplated the Wiring Project . |
| 13 | Very much shaken as she was by the assault , she nevertheless would not have voluntarily given up her job — but she did not get the choice . |
| 14 | I hasten to add however , that in my view that would not have materially altered her ability to go on to get a qualification and succeed in her chosen career . |
| 15 | Gastrin is thought to actually increase the lower oesophageal sphincter pressure and therefore any effects caused by this factor would not have materially changed the results of our study . |
| 16 | The test would need to be constructed so that a range of marks is produced , for a narrow band of scores would not discriminate sufficiently to facilitate the allocation of pupils . |
| 17 | There were no roots prepared for her here and she would not come again to search if she left now . |
| 18 | If I WERE to a take a bath I would not turn both taps fully on since this is bound to result in a freezing cold bath . |
| 19 | Torrents of lava would not tumble out to force fire down his throat , torch his tongue . |
| 20 | Do you think he would not see right done to you ? ’ |
| 21 | They argue that lifting the ban would make policing piracy harder , and that consumers would not see much benefit anyway . |
| 22 | Knowing him very well , I know that he would not rise just to dissemble . |
| 23 | This did not mean , the President added , that he had closed the door on negotiations ; merely that he would not consider further offers until the ship had left harbour . |
| 24 | There are so many needs that without a priority structure we would not know where to begin or when to say ‘ no ’ . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | I would not know how to tell them what to do , because their disabilities might be completely different from mine , their attitudes different , their ideas different , their hopes different . |
| 27 | It would be confused and afraid , and would not know how to find food . |
| 28 | However , convincing myself the pebbles I was climbing on would n't pull out did take a little time . |
| 29 | ( I was keen to strain some of the vicious Barny 's blood out of any future little owlets , so that they would n't grow up to take after their grandfather ! ) |
| 30 | You would n't end up shagging though . |