Example sentences of "would not [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turkey was not in a state of war and would not open a second front against Iraq unless its own territory was attacked . |
| 2 | It clearly can not be an arbitrary aggregation of versions of modules since it is likely that they would not form a consistent set . |
| 3 | In the late 1980s developers knew that they would not make a decent return on their investment on a pay and play basis . |
| 4 | Unless he had changed a lot he would not make a good impression . |
| 5 | You see , although I love her so deeply , I know that Rosamund would not make a good wife for a missionary . ’ |
| 6 | The reason Jake had had a change of heart was because he had finally realised for himself that Janice would not make a good mother for Kirsty , and that Shiona , on the other hand , would . |
| 7 | They were also the most likely to say Dad would not make a good job of being a housewife and should be out at work ( 57pc pc compared to 38pc ) . |
| 8 | He also said that the Prince and Princess of Wales would not make a planned visit to China in November ‘ so long as those responsible for the atrocities over the past weekend remain in control of the Chinese government ’ . |
| 9 | You would not expect a self-respecting La Paz office worker to walk down a main street fondling a doll 's house three-piece-suite or a Dinky-sized Toyota jeep . |
| 10 | You would not expect a well-made machine like this to be light , and at 2.8kg ( 6.2lb ) it is n't , so you need the two handles moulded into the case of the machine to help hold it . |
| 11 | The Keynesians would therefore expect a close relationship between the demand for money and the yield ( rate of interest ) on near-money substitutes , but the monetarist would not expect a significant relationship because of the belief that money is a substitute for all assets alike . |
| 12 | And Football League president Gordon McKeag said : ‘ When the Premier League was formed the FA said they would not sanction a second division . |
| 13 | You would not think a broken shoe . |
| 14 | Its original function , according to Seth , was to make us feel bad , by briefly separating us from our sense of love and connectedness , so that we would not repeat a harmful act . |
| 15 | Escalating what was described as a " financial war " with Singapore , the head of the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange warned on Dec. 29 , 1989 , that he would not recognize a new market in Malaysian shares about to be launched in Singapore . |
| 16 | ‘ the reasons for it ’ — a statement as to why the treatment prescribed would not give a true and fair view ; |
| 17 | The accounting policy note on associated undertakings goes on to state that the directors believe that equity accounting for associated undertakings would not give a true and fair view of the group 's income . |
| 18 | I would not give a solitary noble for his chances by the Welsh gate . |
| 19 | One ca n't believe that players such as Colin Stephens , Aled Williams or Adrian Davies would not do a better job in the No10 jersey and it seems a far cry from the days when the Welsh stand off factory was in full production . |
| 20 | Saunders was sold because Rush would not generate a big fee . |
| 21 | The British Board of Film Classification is consistently censoring scenes from films and videos which would not disturb an average jury . |
| 22 | The United States announced on July 22 that it would not renew a bilateral textile agreement with Myanma in protest at human rights violations and the junta 's refusal to hand over power to the NLD . |
| 23 | Like Angela she would not want a poor doctor , and sooner or later would tire of her play-acting and retire back to that world — he wondered why she had left it , and what she thought that she was doing here in the East End , so far from her family and friends . |
| 24 | Instinctively , she understood that Ceauşescu would not want a standard architect 's model made from cheap materials with only general hints at the building 's style and decoration . |
| 25 | I want his mates to hear the gospel and besides that Billy would not want a sad funeral , so I think you should preach , Dad . ’ |
| 26 | He would not want a spoiled thing ! |
| 27 | He still had a lot more to write but , considering that he was bowing out with Telemachus , he thought that he would not leave a negligible oeuvre behind him . |
| 28 | There are a number of options , but I most certainly would not lead a breakaway church . ’ |
| 29 | This would not bring an instant end to the island 's problems . |
| 30 | Consumers were assured that the measure would not mean a significant increase in prices except for fuels . |