Example sentences of "would not [vb infin] i [verb] " in BNC.

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1 After we had the second child we had the rows , he 'd not let me go to her when she cried .
2 The House would not expect me to give any assurances about the timing of construction and the extent to which the investment appraisal test will be met .
3 I , I er , you would not expect me to continue with the euphoria which you were trying to create earlier , and er , I have to say that I suppose that you would n't er , be proposing any different budget to this would you , in the circumstances that you 've got .
4 Order , or or or order , order , the honourable lady would not expect me to comment on something that has been on television , er in something that I I have no er I I did n't even see last night , it 's up to the minister whether he wishes to come and make a statement it is really not at all a point of order for me .
5 ‘ There are some suggestions I made for changes but this would not prevent me signing it .
6 My conscience would not suffer me to accept any more . ’
7 I told myself that I had to face up to things ; John might have forgotten me , he might have been changed beyond recognition by his experiences ; he would not want me to mope .
8 You see , when Wolsey fell from power and died in Leicester Abbey , crushing my hand and whispering , ‘ If I had served my God as well as I served my king , he would not leave me to die like this , ’ Agrippa transferred his allegiance to Henry and brought those two witches over to build a special clock .
9 I think perhaps you would not like me to discuss your lady friends . ’
10 But I would not say I learned nothing from Vincente .
11 Mr Beckenham , however , would not have me disturb you on the matter . ’
12 But that little plan was soon put a stop to , for mother would not let me go by myself , and there was nobody to go with me .
13 Would not let me stay here …
14 The parents would not let me leave home without them . ’
15 ‘ He would not let me tend it properly before , stubborn man that he — ’
16 Martin here would have done as much , but that I was none too secure on my feet , and he would not let me undertake the journey home alone .
17 In fact a couple of nights later he took me to see Max Miller at Holborn Empire and would not let me pay for anything .
18 ‘ But my chief at Liverpool CID would not let me take part , because he was away on holiday himself at the time , and required me to stand in for him .
19 ‘ I have come , ’ I ventured to say , but the mother-in-law briskly discounted me as a person , and would not let me see the doctor .
20 PAMELA : [ aside ] Now I begin to know too well why all his hard trials of me and my black apprehensions would not let me hate him .
21 ‘ It would not occur me to drink a low-alcohol beer , ’ says Alison , a 23-year-old sales assistant .
22 And mourned me , and would not help me get up .
23 You , Mr. Speaker , would not permit me to give a full answer to the right hon. Gentleman 's question , which reminds me of a minute that I sent out , when I went to the Home Office in 1987 , to the then permanent secretary .
24 Oh yeah I suppose it will be much too early Left home at er today come in , I thought I so I 'd only gone about half a mile down the road filled up my car , paid the money the car would n't start I kept turning nothing was happening and then all of a sudden after a couple of minutes it erm like the way I 've button up my coat ?
25 ‘ You would n't want me to let an old man get beaten up and do nothing . ’
26 Sergeant Joe would n't want me to walk all the way , 'e 'd see me straight with a bob . ’
27 but when I was eleven years old I did n't look at the sixth form and do jus just because they were doing something I wanted to do it , I might have admired them but if they were smoking that would n't make me want to smoke .
28 He would n't make me have my birthday party in the rumpus-room with the girls .
29 As the Queen they would n't expect me to do much .
30 You would n't expect me to carry money around in my uniform , would you ?
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