Example sentences of "[that] people will [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friends may refrain from expressing any sympathy because they feel that it might be inappropriate and embarrassing for her , and she may be feeling that people will regard her as a hypocrite if she gives way and weeps , although she may need to do this for a variety of reasons , one of them being not so much for what she has lost , but for what she never had . |
| 2 | Simon , a manager who , at 39 , is the oldest person questioned , says : ‘ The idea that people will think it is in some way impressive to be seen drinking low-alcohol muck is obvious nonsense . ’ |
| 3 | It 's highly unlikely , he argued , that people will unload their rubbish and leave him with games no-one wants . |
| 4 | The government believes that people will love it for abolishing counties like Humberside , which proud Yorkshiremen have always refused to acknowledge . |
| 5 | Being a good listener is not only useful because you will hear what others miss , but you will find that people will tell you things that they shield from others . |
| 6 | Is n't the danger with using an expensive sound the probability that people will take it straight , as un-ironic luxury ? |
| 7 | Weighing on a weekly basis reduces the likelihood that people will weigh themselves obsessionally every day and reassures the women with bulimia that weight does not necessarily go up when they eat three meals a day . |
| 8 | ‘ But I also hope that people will understand what it 's like standing outside your own house , knowing that your son is a prisoner in there and not being able to get in . |
| 9 | Mr. Stubbs , who lives at Corry Road , Hindhead refers to the great environmental writers and adds , ‘ I salute these noble men and women and hope that people will read their work and learn not only what we have lost but also what can still be saved in our beautiful world . ’ |
| 10 | Handing out free pitch repairers might help a bit , but it does n't guarantee that people will use them . |
| 11 | Better , fit a true mains switch ( e.g. a cord switch on the primary side of the transformer ) and hope that people will use it instead of the on-off switch on the radio . |
| 12 | It is a reasonable assumption that people will find it easier to accept a product if it appears in a context into which they could fit themselves , being used by people whom they could — or would like to — resemble . |
| 13 | ’ There are no guarantees that people will believe what you believe about God , Jesus , the Bible etc . |
| 14 | ‘ If these two concepts are interpreted too simply , there 's a danger that people will believe we have to ensure only that the customer is satisfied or delighted . |