Example sentences of "would not [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made the point that had the position been reversed he would not expect to be pestered after giving a straight answer . |
| 2 | Obviously there has to be ‘ give and take ’ on both sides ; for example , I would not expect to be guaranteed a space for the cycle if I turned up without a reservation . |
| 3 | At 170 yards it would not do to be less than accurate . |
| 4 | It would not do to be discovered in so — intimate a situation . ’ |
| 5 | That having been said , I would not want to be without the very special qualities of this new Teldec release — a most moving interpretation brilliantly performed . |
| 6 | And there are not many boys who would not want to be him , because A he is attractive , B he can write and act , C he can play the drums and D he is a wild boy and rebel . ’ |
| 7 | Of the two , Biddulph again offer the finest transfers , though I would not want to be without Cortot 's version of the Liszt Sonata on Music and Arts where , despite so may battle-scarred moments , his performance blazes with an endearingly old-fashioned poetry , thunder and lightning . |
| 8 | And I would not want to be pushed further . |
| 9 | Of course Harry would not want to be burdened with her , even if he could afford to start up his stud at Maythorpe House . |
| 10 | The Consumer Credit Trade Association is considering the NCC proposals , but Director John Patrick FICM said that his initial thoughts were that the CCTA would not want to be involved in collecting a levy . |
| 11 | His life is very simple and he would not want to be rich . ’ |
| 12 | There is a very simple message here : if I were you Mr Chairman , I would not want to be a Labour priority . |
| 13 | And if he willingly takes on his share of household and parental duties , he may still have to contend with the scorn expressed by some old-fashioned ‘ macho ’ types who would not dream of being seen to do what they continue to think of as ‘ women 's work ’ . |
| 14 | However inversion would not appear to be particularly appropriate given the actual data involved in this case . |
| 15 | This would not appear to be a wimpish attempt to curry favour with the new bosses , but rather an indication of these affable dudes getting their priorities right . |
| 16 | However , as the Philips Report ( HMSO 1954 ) pointed out : ‘ The contribution to be expected from any likely postponement of retirement would not appear to be large in relation to total available manpower . ’ |
| 17 | When the two partners first set up on their own — according to Byrne , with only $5000 capital and giving up a secure future — they did so under the guise of an employment agency , so that they would not appear to be in direct competition with their ex-employers . |
| 18 | The defendant would not appear to be represented , therefore the committal will have to be dealt with by the way of reading out all the statements . |
| 19 | Organizational commitment would not appear to be left to chance in many cases . |
| 20 | Yet , at first glance , and for reasons located primarily in the International movement , 1927 would not appear to be an opportune moment for Nizan to join the party . |
| 21 | Even in Oahu , where the solution is intense , the coastal limestone regions receive only about 1000 mm ( 25 in ) of rain a year and this would not appear to be sufficient to account for the amount of solution . |
| 22 | Moreover , whilst sexual intercourse with a woman procured by husband impersonation is a statutory crime in Scotland , it would not appear to be rape where sexual intercourse is obtained by a fraud as to the nature of the act . |
| 23 | In the case of the EC member countries during the transition period to monetary union , exchange rate changes as a means of correcting current account deficits would not appear to be a desirable response . |
| 24 | Volenti would not appear to be applicable but the court might hold that Arthur has been contributorily negligent in respect of his injury and reduce damages accordingly . |
| 25 | He might endure to be forsworn and dishonoured , but he would not endure to be defeated . |
| 26 | ( As I write , I hesitate — I would not like to be disrespectful — but continue , because the picture would not otherwise be true , and I think that she , above all people , would agree that a description should be true . ) |
| 27 | I would not like to be kept alive by a machine , like a vegetable , day in day out , she had once decided , I would prefer to accept my appointed day . |
| 28 | Now I would not like to be without it . |
| 29 | He said , ‘ I would not like to be a man in that city tonight . ’ |
| 30 | While it certainly can not be claimed to be a panacea for all ills , and no system of therapeutics has yet turned out to be that , it is an approach which I would not like to be without . |