Example sentences of "[conj] would [not/n't] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Yet a devil was loose somewhere , a restless imp had slipped into her and would not be harried or prayed out . |
| 32 | To my dismay , I found that the bleach formula had left my mind and would not be recalled . |
| 33 | If someone had neglected to put it away in the buffet after supper , then with luck it had been forgotten and would not be missed . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | Her daughter was eagerly moving towards womanhood and would not be stopped . |
| 36 | Dinah wrapped a shawl round Olivia , who was still sucking at her and would not be dislodged . |
| 37 | And yet the oracle had lodged in Cadfael 's mind like a thorn from the blackthorn bushes , and would not be dislodged . |
| 38 | There were certain items , he said , ‘ among the most basic necessities of life ’ , on which VAT should and would not be levied . |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | Melissa was not given to premonition but the fear that something had happened to Sybil had taken hold and would not be shaken off . |
| 42 | But Malcolm Gourlay , BRINDEX 's chairman , said most new fields would be too small to benefit and would not be developed because of the adverse impact of withdrawing PRT relief on the cost of exploration wells . |
| 43 | Comments like ‘ big , black and smelly ’ can only be malicious and would not be protected . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | This was the result of the operator failing to provide adequate information on the number of passengers carried and would not be paid until you had assessed the operator 's performance . |
| 46 | But in any event I have to say that I find the judge 's reasons unconvincing and would not be minded to follow them unless we were under an obligation so to do . |
| 47 | 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 . |
| 48 | As a result , they would be better educated and would not be thrown on the scrap heap . |
| 49 | After they had reached that decision Michael began to cry and would not be consoled . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | The information system is the major link between adviser and client , without which a bureau could not and would not be allowed to continue to serve the public . |
| 52 | Hundreds of trippers who had paid for a front-row seat in a grandstand overlooking the departing flotilla left in anger when they were told the scaffolding viewpoint was potentially unsafe and would not be used . |
| 53 | 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 . |
| 54 | The agency would be compelled to limit its surveillance activities to sedition and subversion involving North Korea , and would not be used to suppress opposition activities in general . |
| 55 | 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 . |
| 56 | Prime Minister Giuliano Amato said that the loan , estimated later in the month at ECU8,000 million ( about US$10,600 million ) , was principally to secure visible EC support for Italy 's financial troubles , and would not be used until the EC had expressed a " positive opinion " on Italy 's budget and economic policies . |
| 57 | Shall we — ‘ But James had mentally worded his speech a dozen times and would not be forestalled . |
| 58 | The Chancellor also signalled he did not favour an early cut in interest rates and argued that the decision to impose VAT on fuel had been ‘ logical ’ and would not be reversed . |
| 59 | A spokesman said the Government was confident of winning the vote and would not be drawn on ‘ hypothetical ’ discussion about defeat . |
| 60 | The Minister announced increased anti-pollution grants available to farmers , but would n't be drawn on their likely success . |