Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] people " in BNC.

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1 I must flatter people and arouse their acquisitive instincts at one and the same time . ’
2 I should think people other people would be much more feel much more competent as well .
3 ‘ Are you afraid I 'll tell people ? ’
4 I 'll ask people round here , someone will have an idea , Mrs Chamberlin perhaps .
5 I 'll see people know the truth about you — ’
6 ‘ Hold on , are you saying that , if I wanted to , I could make people do things , obey me and stuff ? ’
7 I could give people the last part , be careful in the second one .
8 You 'd bloody like to go on holiday to America and they come back with an American accent I could shoot people who do that .
9 I retreated into the kitchen and I could hear people asking Nell what time they could have breakfast .
10 I could hear people screaming on board and there were people lying on the grass by the side of the runway .
11 I could hear people groaning and calling for help . ’
12 There was always a long silence and I could see people thinking , ‘ Oh my God , this guy has lost it , big time . ' ’
13 Here and there in the grounds I could see people dotted about .
14 It was a moving song , and I could see people with tears in their eyes , but I kept wondering why I could n't feel anything .
15 because I 'd chase people round to find , till I found out what I wanted to know .
16 So I 'd tell people that I should n't really be listening to them , and they 'd get quite upset …
17 He used it to attack paternalistic officialdom and to articulate demands for social progress : ‘ I 'd tell people to forget their old ordinary life because ultimately , anyhow , we 'll either have a better life than that , or bust . ’
18 I do n't really like asking people that , you have to ask them and I do n't know , I 'd tell people it does n't really bother me ,
19 ‘ On Suggs On Sunday I 'd interview people like George Best , who was brilliant .
20 PC Fishwick advised : ‘ If your car is fitted with wheel trims and it stays out overnight , I 'd suggest people remove the trims . ’
21 I 'd like people to look at my photos and feel good about themselves and want to do something beautiful themselves .
22 I 'd like people to absolutely adore us or absolutely loathe us .
23 well what I 'd like I think I 'd like people to do is go away and read this and see if it makes any sense when you 've actually sat and studied it .
24 But I 'd like people to go away and read this
25 Right so as I said , Point taken but I 'd like people to go away and read it .
26 I 'd like people to bring in their cans from home , crush them and add them to the on-site collection .
27 I 'd like people to absolutely adore us or absolutely loathe us .
28 It reminded me of when I used to give people money just to make them go away again .
29 ‘ It was just a tune I used to annoy people with .
30 To tell you the truth , before I went to prison I used to meet people who had been to prison and I did n't want to talk to them because I thought they were funny .
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