Example sentences of "would not [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure we would not quarrel about payment . ’ |
| 2 | Later came Tehran 's turn to have a tilt at Baghdad , this time using the radio in a commentary on the debate within OPEC in embattled 1986 : ‘ In addition the Baathist traitors in Iraq demanded a larger oil-exporting quota through Saudi pipelines … [ and ] … openly announced that they would not adhere to OPEC resolutions . ’ |
| 3 | Austin Currie condemned the police action in blocking their route , and said that NICRA would be organising more parades , which would not stop at Thomas Street : ‘ O'Neill and those Orange bigots behind him [ will ] realise once and for all that we are on our way forward . |
| 4 | United chief executive Martin Edwards assured me last week — after the first enquiry for Hirst — that he would not talk to Wednesday again . |
| 5 | Then they would not talk about divisions |
| 6 | Jasper but he simply would not talk about Jasper . |
| 7 | ‘ I had a phone call from Mr. Mendelson. ’ — the solicitor — ‘ He asked me if I would agree to accept half of the stock of Mr. Mahmoud on condition that I would not go to court against him . |
| 8 | Susan was so frightened of being alone , that she would not go to sleep , in case we left her . |
| 9 | She put her knickers on , and almost smiled , because even now she would not go to Rachel without them . |
| 10 | In the end Harper had sworn a sacred oath on the Holy Mother and on all the bleeding wounds of Christ that he would not go into battle , that he would remember he was a husband and a father , and that if he so much as heard a musket shot he would turn tail and run away . |
| 11 | Greg Dyke , chairman of ITV Sport , would not go into details but it is believed that ITV 's interest will extend to a sponsorship package that could be worth around £80m over four years . |
| 12 | He would not go into detail on what he called ‘ sensitive issues and sensitive talks ’ but said : ‘ I would be a fool to hinder this by insisting on a cricket tour . ’ |
| 13 | He said last night that the treaty Bill would not go before Parliament until the Danes had sorted out their problems . |
| 14 | He added the Maastricht Treaty would not go before MPs until the Danes decided how to deal with their ‘ No ’ vote . |
| 15 | Despite daily bombardment and the desertion on Dec. 28 of three of his most senior ministers , Gamsakhurdia insisted in a series of interviews that he would not engage in negotiations with " terrorists and bandits " or meet opposition demands that he resign . |
| 16 | She would not think of kissing and being kissed before the white eyes of the Virgin . |
| 17 | Would Soyer — no , he would not think of Soyer . |
| 18 | For the same reason , later , Jews would not eat with Gentiles . |
| 19 | ‘ Suddenly , ’ Mr Parker recalled , ‘ he calmly turned to me and said he would not negotiate for Taylor at all , would pretend he knew nothing about him , and would go all out for the other goalkeeper . ’ |
| 20 | He would not speak to Claudia ; in despair she sent a message to Tom Fairfax in Nairobi . |
| 21 | David Pipe , the Jockey Club 's Director of Public Affairs , would not comment on suggestions that Her Honour had been administered a fast-acting tranquiliser . |
| 22 | But they would not comment on security at the shop . |
| 23 | Liistro would not comment on Balestre 's announcement that FISA 's World Motor Sport Council had confirmed that Mansell 's ban from the Spanish Grand Prix would stand and agreed that the result of the race , won by Senna , would stand . |
| 24 | He would not agree to suspend drilling but he gave an assurance that work would not re-commence until Wednesday . |
| 25 | The giant Eales , the undisputed No 1 line-out specialist in world rugby , will be replaced by the inexperienced Garrick Morgan after finally conceding his shoulder injury would not recover in time . |
| 26 | Commentators claimed that Mubarak was enraged and embarrassed by Iraq 's invasion , after he had announced in late July [ see p. 37632 above ] that Saddam had assured him that Iraqi forces would not move into Kuwait . |
| 27 | She could not make out the patch of canary-coloured light on the opposite wall , could not make out why the sun was shining and why her brown-stained hand , on the sheet , would not move for cold . |
| 28 | She would not move until dusk or even darkness ; no need to observe the passage of Tutilo 's supper , she knew now which key she needed . |
| 29 | In the past , this did not mean that we would not move from company to company , it most certainly did not mean that we ha that we thought we had a job for life , but it did mean that we expected a degree of permanence and improvement as part of the reward for our endeavours and labour . |
| 30 | At this meeting it was decided by the Committee to approve the Constitution of the European Federation of Funeral Services on behalf of the N.A.F.D. As we hold the Presidency of E.F.E.S. it was decided that we would not vote in favour of any one particular city for the location of the registered office for E.F.F.S. , but would endorse the decision of the majority over this matter . |