Example sentences of "would [not/n't] dream " in BNC.
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| 1 | As regards restoration , just as we would not dream of stripping out the original interior of the Blackfriar , by the same token we would not seek to preserve a Thirties estate pub which had long since ceased to address the needs of the community it was built to serve . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr Wilson ’ , he said , ‘ is imposing on Prince Charles a sacrifice which he would not dream of imposing on his own son. , It was indeed a sacrifice and one from which many a twenty-year-old would have turned and run . |
| 3 | Mr Wickens would not dream of handing selection or filtering to anyone else , whether the union or a local government . |
| 4 | Simple , you say , yet how many people force down meals on a diet that they would not dream of choosing if they were not on that diet ? |
| 5 | You would not dream of not bathing , washing your face , or washing your hair . |
| 6 | ‘ So take the box back with you , ’ she said gently , ‘ and say I would not dream of accepting anything , because of course they are family things . |
| 7 | In normal circumstances , of course , I would not dream of doing this . |
| 8 | ‘ In normal circumstances , of course , ’ he read out loud , testing it for credibility , ‘ I would not dream of doing this . |
| 9 | We would not dream of seeking remedial help for a child who does not draw well . |
| 10 | So Sarazen took on a young caddie , who , it transpired , seemed to do all the things that even the caddies of today would not dream of doing , like pulling the clubs without consultation with Sarazen , and then , if the club did not work , telling Sarazen he had just hit a bad shot — it was not his club selection at fault . |
| 11 | 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 ’ . |
| 12 | The missing 90 per cent is where the left-hand brain thinkers would not dream of looking for it — it lies in our capacity to create pictures , to visualize . |
| 13 | She knows she could have gone much further but would not dream of stabbing anyone in the back to get on , even if they deserved it . |
| 14 | No , no … they would not dream of having potatoes or a dessert . |
| 15 | I would not dream of toying with you . |
| 16 | If he heard anything he would not dream of doing anything about it but would go on gazing indifferently over the heads of his sheep . |
| 17 | But he smiled rather overpoweringly at the Gnomes , and said that : no , they would not dream of asking them to make such a journey , so hard on the heels of their march in from Gallan . |
| 18 | When I am so self-centred that I would not dream of asking the Spirit for his strength , preferring to go my own way , I am encouraged to recall that ‘ God is at work in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure ’ ( Phil . |
| 19 | I would not dream of seeking any material advantage from our meeting . |
| 20 | Now a boy becomes instantly weaned because he would not dream of sucking at his mother 's breast now that he is a man . |
| 21 | I , I , I am certainly not that man , I would , I would not dream of offering myself for such a ghastly post |
| 22 | I would not dream of staying here and making Shelley stay just because of me . |
| 23 | I 'm sure there are many things we all dislike about other people , yet we would not dream of ostracising them . |
| 24 | I would n't dream of allowing it , it 's my pleasure , I do it . |
| 25 | Perhaps that explains why most British skiers are n't inclined to go to Switzerland — and why a minority would n't dream of going anywhere else . |
| 26 | You would n't dream of going into a restaurant and just ordering ‘ a meal please ’ . |
| 27 | As for perfume , I would n't dream of wearing anything other than Spectacular by Joan Collins ! |
| 28 | I would n't dream of letting a surgeon anywhere near my eyes . |
| 29 | Theatre in the world at large is unimaginable without an audience : I would n't dream of listening to radio drama with anyone else in the room . |
| 30 | You would n't dream a likeness . ’ |