Example sentences of "they would [not/n't] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The APU collection of questions was searched for items which conformed individually and collectively to the following criteria : — nearly all the items would have success rates between 60 per cent and 95 per cent nationally ; — all the items would have low omission rates among the bottom 20 per cent band of attainers nationally ; that is , they would not deter this group of pupils , who would be willing to " have a go " at them ; — overall , the items should cover a reasonable variety of topics , including basic ideas such as fractions , decimals , graphs ; and , — as far as possible the items selected would have a high incidence of a distinctive error or errors which would give them some diagnostic value . |
| 2 | Even if implied warranties did apply , they would not address all the purchaser 's concerns as can be seen by the fact that the main warranties implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are dealt with within warranties A3 and A4 in the standard sale agreement ( see Appendix III ) . |
| 3 | He was determined that they would not say that of his . |
| 4 | Some older workers feared that if they did not accept ‘ voluntary ’ redundancy they would not receive any redundancy pay . |
| 5 | ‘ The FA have indicated that they would not have any objection to there being no relegation this season . |
| 6 | ‘ They would n't think that ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sure they would n't think that , Jimmy . ’ |
| 8 | they would n't shore that up because there are only about eight houses up there , so it does n't pay them |
| 9 | They would n't succeed that easily ! |
| 10 | And they would n't want that , any more than they wanted the Firm to have them . |
| 11 | Because you would n't , you 'd think oh no , no they would n't want that , we would n't want that . |
| 12 | They would n't want any scandal , either . |
| 13 | Susan explained as well as she could that at present they would n't want any help , whereupon the visitor bristled and announced that she was ‘ Blunt by name , and blunt by nature ’ , and knew better than to push herself in where she was n't wanted ! |
| 14 | They would n't make those weird garden ornaments if they 'd ever seen a real nome . ’ |
| 15 | At the start we asked them to approach the Union of Post Office Workers ( UPW ) to cut off the mail to Grunwick but they would n't do that either . |
| 16 | ‘ They would n't do that to you . |
| 17 | ‘ They would n't do that , ’ said Collins . |
| 18 | So er they would n't do that in our days would they ? |
| 19 | ‘ They would n't do that . |
| 20 | They would n't do that . |
| 21 | I really wish that they would n't do that though ! |
| 22 | Oh no , they would n't do that |
| 23 | They would n't do such a thing . |
| 24 | but er , they would n't do any harm like |
| 25 | ‘ If I wanted to go to war with somebody , ’ Bradshaw said , ‘ they would n't exist any more . |
| 26 | Well they 'd basically do what the British troops would do but they would n't lose much hate against them would they ? |
| 27 | Oh , younger men are more likely to use coarser tones and be more explicit erm although they would n't use those sort terms to their father or elder men , and the women are more likely to use euphemisms like Spend a penny , Powder your nose and things like that . |
| 28 | They would n't issue those things individually I 'd think . |
| 29 | The main reason was that these horsemen were so jealous , in a way , and particular about their horses that they would n't put another piece of harness on belonging to another horse . |
| 30 | The Mersey Region , where I work , have decided that they would n't accept that . |