Example sentences of "and would [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The engine coughed and would n't start . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , when I was about two miles from Penzance the engine stopped and would n't start again . |
| 3 | I think this is because for the last five months I was pregnant I was so withdrawn and would n't talk to anybody — would n't go out of the house , I used to sit upstairs or here hoping she would n't kick too hard and my dad would n't see anything . |
| 4 | The soldiers came and tried to get my camera but I was fighting back and would n't give it to them . |
| 5 | ‘ Fernand has been badly traumatised , but he 's a gentle soul and would n't lay a finger on anyone , ’ Melissa insisted . |
| 6 | ‘ Come on , now , is this the girl that sat down next to Bertrand Russell outside the Ministry of Defence and would n't pay her fine , but sang a Bob Dylan at them ? ’ |
| 7 | I can see that in such a case they might make a gift of paintings or other works of art for tax reasons , for example , and would n't care if they were sold or not . |
| 8 | What work should be done within a year of moving in — jobs that can wait a while and would n't inconvenience you too much if they were done around you . |
| 9 | He 'd bought a BMW because he 'd heard that it was the car to have , and would n't admit that he felt uncomfortable in it . |
| 10 | But Lydia was drinking great mouthfuls of beer and would n't tell her . |
| 11 | Dennis had been abandoned and , having wandered about long enough , he climbed into a passing car and would n't budge . |
| 12 | They were wary and would n't stay to be photographed . |
| 13 | Meanwhile , on this VS which they probably have n't heard of and would n't bother to solo , Denis and I have one more pitch to climb . |
| 14 | Time was that decor in a tank consisted of a backdrop , a gravel substrate and a few bits of rock from the back garden that you hoped were inert and would n't affect water chemistry . |
| 15 | Bet went to see Nancy and when she saw the body , she started screaming and would n't stop . |
| 16 | I danced , and went through all the motions of enjoying myself , but we left early and on the way home I burst into tears , and cried and cried and would n't stop . |
| 17 | The tears came , and would n't stop . |
| 18 | Irrespective of their aims , adult students have a number of things in common , they like the college atmosphere , welcome the encouragement which they receive from tutors , enjoy meeting other students and would n't miss their class for the world ! |
| 19 | ‘ I got hassle all the way through school because I had the wrong haircut and would n't wear uniform and I was just annoying and disruptive . |
| 20 | Playing the Tory game does not work in securing power , and would n't do us any good in the long term even if it did . |
| 21 | And I tried to fix it to the door and it would n't , I tried to do it up with Blu-Tack and would have none of it , I tried to do it with Sellotape and would n't do it the Sellotape kept on coming away something in the varnish I think that resisted that so then I thought , right I 'll I 'll tie the thing up in someway , I forget how , and blew away went down the drive ! |
| 22 | My life has changed and I live around the horses and would n't change it for the world now . |
| 23 | They clammed up after a bit and would n't show me everything , but he thinks I put it all in the water hoping Harry would get tangled in it . ’ |
| 24 | Simon wept and would n't walk out of the house . |
| 25 | I think he just figured he would n't do it — he 's in this big rock band and would n't think of doing it , although I think at the time Phil would have ! |
| 26 | But the thought persisted , and would n't go away . |
| 27 | Strange how that thought went round and round in his brain and would n't go away . |
| 28 | Well she let the boat heel so far before sheeting out that the boom hit the water and would n't go any further . |
| 29 | When he leaned over her , tried to bring her face back , she tucked her lips inside her mouth and would n't speak . |
| 30 | On New Year 's Eve the new master reported that Harriet Shimmers used profane language , and would n't eat supper or have it weighed . |