Example sentences of "because he would not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By Prophete 's own analysis , this was because he would not stoop to intriguing for one on his own account . |
| 2 | " Then , " said Dandelion , " Frith felt himself in friendship with El-ahrairah , because of his resourcefulness , and because he would not give up even when he thought the fox and the weasel were coming . |
| 3 | Now a boy becomes instantly weaned because he would not dream of sucking at his mother 's breast now that he is a man . |
| 4 | I had wished Nour dead because he would not stay with me , and that had been a palimpsest of desire . |
| 5 | Feathers , who was not Harry 's father , told the court he threw the baby on the bed because he would not stop crying . |
| 6 | Chapman dismisses assistant manager Ronnie Fenton as a suitable contender because he would not receive the full backing of the Forest players . |
| 7 | ‘ — that it would n't have counted anyway because he would not have been able to use the words with a true heart . ’ |
| 8 | If no lease was in existence at the time when the accused made the false representation , it is believed that the accused would not be guilty under s.15 of obtaining possession of the land by deception because he would not have the intention permanently to deprive . |