Example sentences of "people [vb base] they [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local people say they 'll keep fighting to get it banned . |
| 2 | And what sort of price are we talking about when people say they ought to have a computer ? |
| 3 | And what really bothers me is when people say they ca n't do anything about it . |
| 4 | It 's disgusting at his age , I agree , but old people do it and no young people say they ca n't . |
| 5 | This finding is replicated in figure 13.4 ; overall , 0.215 more young people than old people say they would be prepared to break the law . |
| 6 | ’ Too many people say they would n't shoplift because they might get caught . |
| 7 | I know a lot of people say they should n't |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | Many people know they should be cutting down on fat and eating more fibre . |
| 10 | ‘ Some people reckon they could n't distinguish between the mascots and the players before kick-off , and that 's a tribute to the youngsters who took care of Liverpool . |
| 11 | Some people reckon they can sleep on the proverbial clothes line , but most of us need a bed and a comfortable one at that . |
| 12 | We now know that opinion polls are almost meaningless except as a rough guide to the sort of views that people believe they ought to express in public . |
| 13 | And people believe they would believe this country , although I 'm very grateful to be here . |
| 14 | The greatest sting , it seems , lies with credit cards which were issued almost indiscriminately in the booming Eighties , but now many people find they can no longer afford the interest charges levied . |
| 15 | Some people find they can distinguish between the vibration pattern made by people talking , running water , a knock at the door , footsteps , music . |
| 16 | Most people find they can not tolerate sugar after that period . |
| 17 | Most people find they can improve their recall of dreams with practice . |
| 18 | It is said that they place great strains on family life , and people feel they would be unable to cope with a mentally handicapped child . |
| 19 | But surely , if people feel they can produce something which will stand up to repeated inspection , one should expect only the very best . |
| 20 | People feel they can tell a lot from a handshake and they are quite right . |
| 21 | Meetings are infamous for taking up time when people claim they would otherwise be doing ‘ proper ’ work . |
| 22 | people think they ought to do something for you . |
| 23 | Yes , a lot of people think they ca n't afford T N T. |
| 24 | Markets do go down as well as up , but seldom when most people think they should . |
| 25 | Parochial self-interest — People think they will lose something of value as a result . |
| 26 | People think they can spend them anywhere and they can not . ’ |
| 27 | I do n't know whether people think they can move a dust extract in an hour or two hours . |
| 28 | have been set on fire people think they 'd be better off dead . |