Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] people say " in BNC.
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| 1 | ON THE North Shore I often heard people say ‘ there are no two waves alike ’ . |
| 2 | You often hear people say , ‘ Why ca n't we make films over here with the taste and art and honesty of the French cinema ? ’ |
| 3 | You often hear people say , looking at a work of abstract art : ‘ That would look nice as a curtain ’ . |
| 4 | You sometimes hear people say that it is not worth eating differently , or getting to the right weight ; they say they prefer a short and happy life to a long and miserable one . |
| 5 | We often hear people say ‘ I ca n't express how I felt ’ or ‘ Words are inadequate . ’ |