Example sentences of "would n't [vb infin] [pron] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 They could all meet there and he would n't embarrass her by coming into the bank while she did her little bit of business .
2 This had been a cruel blow , but it would n't stop her from ensuring that justice was done .
3 so that he would n't upset himself by barking , that 's why I tapped on the window when I saw you .
4 He would n't chase her after reading the letter she had left for him , politely thanking him for his hospitality and saying she was returning to Palma to complete her work before returning to England .
5 Emily willed her daughter to show the right amount of gratitude , she prayed that the girl would n't take it for granted .
6 If I gave them an order to couple up a full line of maybe ten coaches , I would n't take it for granted that they 'd done it , I 'd walk up the coach , one walk up one side , down the other side and I would n't If there were a heating valve not open , if they forgot that you see , I would n't do it for them , I would go back and I 'd say , that S K third from the back end , the heating valve is not pulled down , you 've missed it , you 'd better When you 're up that way , just pull it down you see .
7 ‘ I would n't insult you by thinking I could learn enough in a couple of days .
8 ‘ You could see them beforehand — of course we would n't publish anything without showing you . ’
9 Levi , the fellow whose clothes are so ordinary that Payne Stewart would n't use them for dusting his furniture .
10 She would n't humiliate herself by seeming to be drawn to a man who had appeared to dislike and distrust her on sight .
11 The hospital staff would n't thank him for provoking another .
12 There were some campesina women who would n't accept anything but worked in the fields as their form of helping the revolutionary forces .
13 If one runs out of the latter one can use paper tissues instead , though I would n't recommend them for pressing fragile flower heads as the tissues can leave a slight pattern on the petals .
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