Example sentences of "[pron] wo [adv] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the place which our neighbours find so fascinating that , in spite of our invitation to enter the living room , they say , ‘ I wo n't stay a moment ’ , but find that they stay thirty minutes ! |
| 2 | ‘ Leaving videos aside , I wo n't sign a band without seeing them perform live , if that is possible . |
| 3 | ‘ I wo n't sign a player for the sake of it . |
| 4 | I wo n't eat a leg as well . |
| 5 | And I wo n't spare a minute 's thought for the fact that Piers has n't been around for the entire day , and lord only knows what he 's getting up to with Nicole . |
| 6 | ‘ I wo n't tell a soul , ’ the boy said . |
| 7 | " Oh I wo n't tell a soul , " promised the delighted Cassowary . |
| 8 | Right so I wo n't draw a graph , but we 'll see if we can work out a sketch of a graph , roughly what it 's like . |
| 9 | Well I wo n't give an opinion whether I agree with the scheme or not , because I would like to see some of the drawings first before I gave a , you know , of an opinion of it , like you know everybody else around this table . |
| 10 | I wo n't sing a word |
| 11 | I wo n't move a muscle until you 're back . ’ |
| 12 | Erm then he moves on to the middle peasants erm they 're similar , I mean once again they , they 've got enough to eat , they are , they are n't under as much stress , I mean th th they can su survive and so the idea of them risking all to support a revolution would be very er you know very risky at the time at the beginning er the opening period erm so once again th th I 'd say their conclusion is afraid not , you know , I wo n't join a peasant association , i it wo n't last . |
| 13 | I wo n't write a word more now , but go to my work , cool down , go out , and in the evening post this letter with proofs of my regret , though not recantation , and also proofs of some joy or success I may have this afternoon in fields now rejoicing in sunshine after rain , — to delight my own sweet little one , too tolerant , too childishly submissive , not by nature , which would be weak , but by love for me , which is strength . |
| 14 | Two ideas over-large for reconciliation are fronting each other now , and there 'll be no peace until there 's been — no , ’ he checked himself , ‘ I wo n't say a settlement , but at least a temporary losing and winning that shall silence us both until we get our breath for the next bout . |
| 15 | ‘ I wo n't say a word . ’ |
| 16 | I wo n't say a word . ’ |
| 17 | I wo n't say a word this time . |
| 18 | " I wo n't say a word . " |
| 19 | We engaged a solicitor to look into the matter and he became convinced that there was I wo n't say a loophole , that there was a reason why this should not be done and er requested the Committee of Management to Court for advice . |
| 20 | ‘ I wo n't get a chance to do anything till much later , you understand that , do n't you ? |
| 21 | I wo n't get a wink of sleep otherwise . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I wo n't get a pay rise next year ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I wo n't get a grant for an extra year and I do n't suppose you 'll pay up . ’ |
| 24 | If we 're talking about World War III , even you and I wo n't get a look in . |
| 25 | I wo n't get a Fairy Liquid , your mother might have one . |
| 26 | ‘ I wo n't get a fellow , I 'm from nowhere , a decent fellow would n't be able to talk about me and where I came from . |
| 27 | ‘ Well , I thought if I do n't get these exams , I wo n't get a job , because that 's what people rubbed into us , and then I thought , well , Christ , if I went down town now and had a look , I bet there 's a dozen jobs that 'd suit me . |
| 28 | ‘ But if you do n't sign , you wo n't get a free passage and I wo n't get an allowance for you . ’ |
| 29 | Mary O'Dell 's a blessed angel — I wo n't hear a word against her . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I wo n't hear a word against her , Franz . |