Example sentences of "people [vb base] they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Local people say they 'll keep fighting to get it banned . |
2 | ‘ It 's certainly true that if people suggest they will go to the appeal procedure then we will do almost everything we can to avoid that , which means in some cases we 're letting people get away with something that you would n't let others get away with , simply because they 're being difficult — well , not being difficult , they would be just exercising their rights . ’ |
3 | Some people reckon they can sleep on the proverbial clothes line , but most of us need a bed and a comfortable one at that . |
4 | And people believe they would believe this country , although I 'm very grateful to be here . |
5 | Some people find they can distinguish between the vibration pattern made by people talking , running water , a knock at the door , footsteps , music . |
6 | Most people find they can improve their recall of dreams with practice . |
7 | People feel they can tell a lot from a handshake and they are quite right . |
8 | But surely , if people feel they can produce something which will stand up to repeated inspection , one should expect only the very best . |
9 | Parochial self-interest — People think they will lose something of value as a result . |
10 | I do n't know whether people think they can move a dust extract in an hour or two hours . |
11 | People think they can spend them anywhere and they can not . ’ |