Example sentences of "and would [not/n't] be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Pardy had almost admitted that he knew that — but had stopped just short and would n't be fooled into such a damning admission now .
2 She was suddenly far too aware that they were alone and would n't be disturbed until morning , too aware that the man whose overpowering masculine strength filled the room was her husband and had certain rights , too aware that the last frail layer of her protective façade had been shattered forever when she had wept in his arms and let him comfort her .
3 She was beginning to feel quite mournful when she remembered that Meredith was a Catholic and would n't be allowed in the church .
4 The paradox here is that this variable is very difficult to access and would not be accessed at all if our field methods and analytic methods were inadequate ; yet , the variation has strong social meaning within the community .
5 It is simply a mid-point on the range and would not be affected by changes in the minimum wage .
6 In his meeting with Anand on Sept. 22 , Chinese Premier Li Peng said that relations between the two countries were very good and had not and would not be affected by domestic changes in the two countries .
7 He said 75pc of cigarettes produced by Rothmans in Darlington went outside Europe and would not be affected by the ban .
8 He said 75pc of cigarettes produced by Rothmans in Darlington went outside Europe and would not be affected by the ban .
9 The theory of MCE is inadequately thought out and would not be supported in language learning fields .
10 She had ample power to stem the tide that ebbed enthusiastically out past the Needles , and would not be blown off course by the north-easterly wind .
11 Such courses may be of interest to you as a returner but they are not the same as re-entry programmes , and would not be recognised for the same purpose if you ever had to provide evidence of an updating course to your National Board .
12 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 .
13 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 .
14 He said then that general practitioners would remain free to prescribe whatever drugs their patients needed and would not be constrained by cash limits either at FPC or RHA level .
15 As a result , they would be better educated and would not be thrown on the scrap heap .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 A spokesman said the Government was confident of winning the vote and would not be drawn on ‘ hypothetical ’ discussion about defeat .
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