Example sentences of "[noun] and would [not/n't] be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 To my dismay , I found that the bleach formula had left my mind and would not be recalled .
2 A spokesman said the Government was confident of winning the vote and would not be drawn on ‘ hypothetical ’ discussion about defeat .
3 It is simply a mid-point on the range and would not be affected by changes in the minimum wage .
4 Melissa was not given to premonition but the fear that something had happened to Sybil had taken hold and would not be shaken off .
5 Shall we — ‘ But James had mentally worded his speech a dozen times and would not be forestalled .
6 The Thai Deputy Prime Minister , Gen. Thienchai Sirisamphan , announced on Oct. 9 that the two hijackers would be tried in Thailand and would not be sent back to Myanma .
7 Mr Horn works for Derbyshire County Council , for whom a spokeswoman said the hearing had not taken place and would not be held in the future .
8 He was informed that Colonel and Mrs Moore had left with Miss D'Arcy on some unexpected business and would not be returning for at least a fortnight : and even that was by no means certain .
9 Mixed institutions , the greater part of which were used for other than hospital purposes , were to remain with the local authority and would not be taken into the National Health Service .
10 In maintaining the Falangist content of his cabinet , he was intent upon showing the military that he was still in control and would not be pushed by them .
11 More important , the CGLI argued that the latest proposal from the DES would break undertakings given to it in 1973 , when it agreed to provide the administrative services for TEC , that the latter would be confined to technician occupations and would not be used as an instrument of government policy .
12 He said 75pc of cigarettes produced by Rothmans in Darlington went outside Europe and would not be affected by the ban .
13 He said 75pc of cigarettes produced by Rothmans in Darlington went outside Europe and would not be affected by the ban .
14 According to Levi these " understandings " included the following : ( i ) Israel would not be obliged to accept the principle of " land for peace " ; ( ii ) the conference would have no power to make decisions and would not be used as a forum for appeal or discussion ; ( iii ) negotiations would be direct and without preconditions and would be aimed at a peace treaty ; ( iv ) the PLO would not be a partner to the process and the Palestinians would be represented by a joint delegation with Jordan ; ( v ) the UN observer at the conference would be silent and would be a personal representative of the UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar ; ( vi ) a representative of the European Communities ( EC ) would attend the opening session of the conference ; ( vii ) the USA would not allow a parallel conference to take place in the UN Security Council ; and ( viii ) the Soviet Union would renew full diplomatic ties with Israel before the start of a conference .
15 She was beginning to feel quite mournful when she remembered that Meredith was a Catholic and would n't be allowed in the church .
16 They were to have school in the afternoons and would n't be starting until Friday .
17 Her daughter was eagerly moving towards womanhood and would not be stopped .
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