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 . |