Example sentences of "he would n't be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least he would n't be here to witness it . |
| 2 | It 's her fault , that bitch Caroline with her red hair and her expensive perfume — he would n't be here if it was n't for her , it was her that had killed him . |
| 3 | Council members mostly agreed they are a hazard , and Peter pointed out that if the car that hit him on a roundabout had been fitted with them , he would n't be here now . |
| 4 | Oh I remember , I remember thinking cos he said that he was gon na be away , and he would n't be here on Tuesday , so he goes . |
| 5 | One here and pray he would n't be yet another scientist who needed replacing , and one in the West . |
| 6 | If it was n't for a bit of aggression , he would n't be where he is now . |
| 7 | Besides , if he had n't been selfish , hard , ambitious , he would n't be where he is . ’ |
| 8 | He would n't be where he is today without me . ’ |
| 9 | He also had to juggle the practicalities of being coach , going on part-time high-school teaching , and seeing if Otago Cricket Association would continue employing him in the off-season as executive director when he would n't be around for much of the summer . |
| 10 | You 'd think he 'd have told you he would n't be around for the next week or two . |
| 11 | If they had to do without him he would n't be greatly missed , and he doubted whether they would put themselves out to keep him . |
| 12 | He would n't be any more interested than I am . ’ |
| 13 | He would n't be there after all this time . |
| 14 | He would n't be there unless Wang Sau-leyan wanted him there . |
| 15 | But Adam had this idea of phoning his mother to tell her he would n't be back that night . |
| 16 | He deserves it as much as anyone , maybe more , but I wish he would n't be so patronising . ’ |
| 17 | He would n't be so stupid . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Surely he would n't be so silly ? ’ |
| 19 | He would n't be too keen on bumping into anyone , especially not with the cargo he had on board . |
| 20 | In that way he would n't be too close to her . |
| 21 | The morning had flown , and if Luke was back he would n't be too pleased to find her still missing . |
| 22 | She was praying with all her heart that he would n't be too hurt . |
| 23 | And it worried her too ( He might have had an accident — should I phone the police ? ) , almost as much as it angered her ( He might have had the decency to let me know he would n't be in to supper ) . |
| 24 | I wandered around but was unable to speak to the owner because , according to a girl who was serving customers , he would n't be in till tomorrow . |
| 25 | And somehow Meredith knew that he would n't be as easy to brush off , or to coax , or to divert with jokes as the other young men she 'd fended off . |
| 26 | Carol called him again and he called back that he would n't be long . |
| 27 | If he told her she might go straight back and he would n't be home for hours . |