Example sentences of "people could [vb infin] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , before the invention of sound recording — and indeed for some time after — the only thing people could compare it with was stenography . |
| 2 | Their appointment was not hereditary , and people could dispute it : in 1975–9 one Zuwaya lineage had two shaikhs . |
| 3 | We do claim credit for having detected this anger and for having spent a year in working to set up a public meeting at which Thornaby people could express it , but even there we were careful to be non-party political and as a result of that meeting , with the support of Thornaby people and the town 's MP Tim Devlin , we are now carrying the campaign to the proper quarter . |
| 4 | ‘ But I do n't want you going near those offices — Azadi 's people could have it staked out . |
| 5 | The shadow budget 's tax bands gave Labour the look of punitive vindictiveness : it drew the line where , realistically , it reckoned people could afford it , forgetting that in post-Thatcher Britain , people calculate their tax liabilities not on what they actually earn , but how much they hope , desire or aspire to earn in the very near future . |
| 6 | I think that fee is excellent , if they 'd of kept it at that , I think most people could afford it . |
| 7 | In London , the big plane tree stuck in the pavement outside Mrs Parvis 's house had three white rings painted round its black trunk so people could see it even in the dark . |
| 8 | The nest-making was so sentimental and full of love and happiness that I thought if only all people could see it — then they might learn respect and beauty from these enchanting birds . |