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Example sentences for "would consent"

  • His new friend, however, insisted, in the most honorable manner, on complying with the customary formalities before he would consent to take the matter into his own hands.

  • To this extent he would consent to take the opportunity of placing himself on a friendly footing with the Milroys.

  • He would consent to leave her;--but, as he thought of it in his solitude, his eyes became moist with regret.

  • It was a week before he would consent to ask any man to fill the vacancy made by Sir Orlando.

  • Mr. OTIS said, if the gentleman who made the motion would consent to use the constitutional words on this occasion, he apprehended there would be no difference of opinion.

  • He hoped he would consent to its taking the usual course.

  • In the meantime noise of the affair reached the English government, and d'Eon soon had the satisfaction of receiving large offers from that quarter if he would consent to give up the papers.

  • Lomenie, "that in such a moment, the author of the Mariage de Figaro would consent to set aside the matter of the guns and occupy himself with his own personal safety.

  • She had declared that the trade to that country should pass unmolested; to which condition it was not likely that the Algerines would consent.

  • No man who loved his country, and rejoiced in its prosperity, would consent, but from inevitable necessity, to see it again plunged in the horrors of war.

  • He remarked to some of his acquaintance that he would gladly give that Quaker gentleman one hundred dollars a night, if he would consent to appear on the stage in the costume of Bonaparte.

  • Whether he would consent to stand I am totally ignorant, and indeed I pretend not to judge of the policy farther than it respects this State.

  • He refused to apologise, and the time has now passed when I would accept any apology, even if he would consent to make it.

  • My mother considered my success certain, if I would consent to follow her counsels.

  • The power of the See of Rome in England was a constitutional fiction, acknowledged only on condition that it would consent to be inert.

  • After having entered thus their protest against the French king's conduct, the embassy was to return to England, leaving a parting intimation of the single condition under which Henry would consent to treat.

  • Stuart was empowered by Mobley to appear for him, and I had to take such decree as he would consent to, or none at all.

  • Much as I hate slavery, I would consent to the extension of it rather than see the Union dissolved, just as I would consent to any great evil to avoid a greater one.

  • That would be fair and manly, and he would consent to it; but let them not banish the constitution from Ireland.

  • All friendly correspondence between the English and native nobility now ceased, and Meer Cossim had offers of services and money made him on every hand, if he would consent to resist the foreigners.

  • Before the rupture took place between England and Spain, the Spanish ambassador had delicately hinted to our ministers, that, if they would restore the rock of Gibraltar to his monarch, he would consent to remain neutral.

  • And he began again to lend an ear to the proposals of Lewis, who offered him great sums of money, if he would consent to France's making an advantageous peace with the allies.

  • She asked if he would consent to freedom of navigation in America.

  • Whitelocke said the reason was, because at present navigation was not free in the Baltic Sea; but if she pleased to have other seas also named, he would consent to it.

  • Much as I hate slavery, I would consent to the extension of it, rather than see the Union dissolved, just as I would consent to any great evil to avoid a greater one.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    consular rank; people should; would better; would consider; would continue; would endeavor; would have been better; would have been the; would have told you; would leave; would like; would naturally; would present; would propose; would recommend; would reply; would return; would sell; would suffice; would take; would tell; would that; would vote; would willingly; would work; wouldst thou