Example sentences of "would [not/n't] wish " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would not wish to underestimate the capabilities of my fellow countrymen for self-deception ; but it is difficult to believe that there can be further instalments of the saga which began for the people of Great Britain with the successful revolt of the American colonies . |
| 2 | ‘ I think if the clause received royal assent I would not wish to continue as chairman . ’ |
| 3 | Such a life , however eased and softened by money , Dorothea would not wish upon herself . |
| 4 | We have a respectable reputation for producing future chemistry graduates — including Oxford and Cambridge — and would not wish to lose that good name by adopting a ‘ less appropriate ’ A-level chemistry syllabus . |
| 5 | Pupils may achieve other worthwhile things as well as those specified in the targets , and we would not wish teachers to feel limited by them . |
| 6 | I would not wish by the foregoing to convey any sense of a lack of seriousness on the contemporary Italian literary scene . |
| 7 | Embarrassing as those moments were for me , I would not wish to imply that I in any way blame Mr Farraday , who is in no sense an unkind person ; he was , I am sure , merely enjoying the sort of bantering which in the United States , no doubt , is a sign of a good , friendly understanding between employer and employee , indulged in as a kind of affectionate sport . |
| 8 | While I would insist on the centrality of Noel Coward 's sexuality to the patterns of meanings that I see in Brief Encounter , I would not wish for one second to hold him up as any kind of gay martyr . |
| 9 | Now , for the 10 per cent of house-buyers who rely on this report , or even the 15 per cent who rely on a mini-survey , that 's fine as far as it goes — and I would not wish to discourage anyone from having a professional survey , or ever advise against one — however , all the surveyors I know would prefer knowledgeable clients who had carried out their own surveys first and could present their results to them for investigation and comment . |
| 10 | It is surprising that he attended Hall 's conclave as he had a well-known dislike of competitions , but it is less surprising that he was selected to be a judge in view of his connections with two of the other judges and the probability that he would not wish to enter the competition himself . |
| 11 | Again , thought must be given to which local firms or businesses are acceptable and which companies governors would not wish to be associated with in the interests of pupils and the good image of the school . |
| 12 | There is an old-fashioned quality to these performances which leaves me wishing for something just a little less well-upholstered , although I can imagine anyone coming to Bach for the first time with this recording could well come away with the impression that old LEAVES is quite simply the ‘ bizz ’ , and I for one would not wish to argue with that ! |
| 13 | I would not wish to get too involved in debating this exact point since one must be aware of its vagueness . |
| 14 | Are there not many moralists who would not wish to be considered religious ? |
| 15 | But it adds : ‘ We would not wish to underestimate the difficulties that individuals may face during the period of transition … . ’ |
| 16 | Now one would not wish to deny the value of extrapolation , of drawing general conclusions from the evidence of particular instances . |
| 17 | Should disaster overtake him and the dreadful rumours become reality , she Joan , alias Anne Mowbray , would not wish for longer life … |
| 18 | Tolkien , in his history of the elves , would not wish to go against what he accepted as doctrine universally true . |
| 19 | She rubbed a hand over her eyes , she would have to talk to Craig when he returned , he could not stay with her now and , anyway , he would not wish to compromise her . |
| 20 | We would not wish to outlaw parenthood on the grounds that some children are abused , even murdered , in the home . |
| 21 | Much as Moscow may , on grounds of economic sense , welcome a more integrated economic policy , she would not wish to see institutional machinery set up which compromised these discrete , private channels of manipulation and control . |
| 22 | There is obviously a complicated relationship between what is printed in the newspapers and what people come to believe , and we would not wish to suggest that people passively and uncritically absorb all that they read there . |
| 23 | I , for one , certainly would not wish to put people under so much pressure that they never have time to read a non-work book or attend a concert , or pursue a hobby , or do worthwhile work in the environment or the community . |
| 24 | The Family Party above all would not wish us to place a premium on unorthodox styles of living … ’ |
| 25 | Some people , indeed , would not wish to distinguish at all between the personal and amenity services , regarding them all as essentially people-based . |
| 26 | But the excuse which he gave had a genuine ring about it : he could not afford to go , for none would serve in his retinue unless he rewarded them with revenues from his own lands , which would entail a loss of status ( ‘ grant abesement de mon estat ’ ) which the king would not wish . |
| 27 | China would not wish Russian interest in Korea to be increased but it was more likely that a regime headed by Kim Il Sung would move along lines independent of Moscow . |
| 28 | I for one would not wish to spend quite so much . |
| 29 | ‘ I would not wish to make the argument that we 're sinking scientifically , ’ says Sir Eric , ‘ but there are signs that the squeeze has gone too far and that any further squeeze — and all the evidence suggests there is another bit of squeeze in store for us this coming year — will do real damage which will not be easy to recover from . ’ |
| 30 | Responding to Heath 's invitation , Wilson wrote that he was not a member of the Conservative Party , or of any political party , and while he was willing to assist the Advisory Committee by participating in the work of its study group on post-war crime , he would not wish to do so if the implication of his participation was to become politically committed . |