Example sentences of "of people [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a dramatic movement of peoples could not have been undertaken by any other contemporary transportation method , and must reflect remarkable activity at the hundreds of newly built stations throughout the system . |
| 2 | That 's why people wo n't vote er a lot of people wo n't vote for them . |
| 3 | There 's a lot of people wo n't let you do it . |
| 4 | A lot of people wo n't come , I mean I erm erm fairly confident now that if it 's B A I E only we even out at about eight , I mean twenty can put their names down eight will turn up |
| 5 | A lot of people wo n't commit themselves to that kind of thing . |
| 6 | ‘ I mean , I imagine a lot of people might have difficulty raising that much ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And mind you , a lot of people might not want to win the model . |
| 8 | A lot of people might not have any taste for such a thing . ’ |
| 9 | In this chapter we shall be looking at how this particular group of people might view and understand what is being offered to them by the church at the time of a major bereavement . |
| 10 | Nothing to show that thousands of people might go nova in three point one five hours . |
| 11 | To take again our example , Shakespeare could not have been other than Shakespeare ( and , of course , Bacon could not have been other than Bacon ) , but — theoretically — any number of people might have written Macbeth . |
| 12 | Lots of people might have wanted to kill him . ’ |
| 13 | An identical range of people might live on a newly built Barratt estate . |
| 14 | Well , a lot of people might think that is very fair , the new charge would mainly hit households where the children are allowed their own sets . |
| 15 | For example , thousands of people might have this kind of electric guitar . |
| 16 | Move over Wilf NOT a lot of people might know this , but a Newcastle United player has come closer to an Olympic medal than poor old wobbling Wilf O'Reilly . |
| 17 | But er looking at er Professor Lock 's suggestion and the criterion that is set out there I think er a number of people might be interested to have a go at those criteria so to speak . |
| 18 | In many , in many , listen Chubby , there are only twenty seven schools around the country who have so far opted to opt out , and by the way could you define for us what does it mean to opt out , because a lot of people might be rather vague on that idea ? |
| 19 | I know lots of people ca n't understand that , one of which is my accountant , but I feel I must put something back , it 's the only way I can feel comfortable about all the money I 've made . ’ |
| 20 | A lot of people ca n't practise for eight hours ; they get bored . |
| 21 | A lot of people ca n't understand why anyone cares about ‘ Threshergate ’ . |
| 22 | But a lot of people ca n't — or wo n't . |
| 23 | Not all the the MPs are voting for this because a lot of people ca n't have work , let alone have a pay increase . |
| 24 | A lot of people ca n't get used to that . |
| 25 | Crime and Punishment was different in that Dostoevsky never supposed lots of people would begin committing Raskolnikov-type murders ; Danilov doing so was enough to produce from him the exclamation ‘ It has happened ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ A lot of people would never deny the Shangri-Las , a great band produced by Shadow Morton , were fake girl singers going along with the producer 's ideas . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I am sure a lot of people would like to have a film made at their home but then I 'm sure a lot of people would loath the disruption , ’ she said . |
| 28 | ‘ I am sure a lot of people would like to have a film made at their home but then I 'm sure a lot of people would loath the disruption , ’ she said . |
| 29 | I myself would be proud to donate to a fund of this kind , as I think a lot of people would . |
| 30 | Supplies to millions of people would be affected . |