Example sentences of "he would not [vb infin] [pron] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I was hoping he would not offer us a glass of his very potent drink that I now know as Calvados .
2 Although on friendly terms with Matthew Boulton before going to Birmingham , he would not give him the details of a cannon ‘ that the Americans have constructed on a new principle ’ .
3 Is the hon. Gentleman saying that he would not give it the limited powers of disposal available in clause 4(4) ( b ) ?
4 He would n't feed her the line that would enable her to end her days peacefully in public view .
5 It was made worse because he would n't do what the doctor told him .
6 He would n't tell me a whole lot about what the countries were like , because he did n't know himself .
7 He would n't begrudge me an extra glass .
8 So he would n't give me a kiss and he would n't say goodnight so I thought nah I 'm not bothered .
9 He would n't give them the satisfaction .
10 Still , he thought , as long as Richmann considered him a superstitious peasant , he would n't consider him a threat .
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