Example sentences of "people [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course there 's a further complicating factor that if we do actually put the breaks on , people may either lose interest or go |
| 2 | As well as suggesting possible improvements , older people may also identify gaps in their local council services . |
| 3 | Det Chief Insp Nick Biddiss said : ‘ People may still know things they have forgotten to mention and we hope this exercise will jog their memories . ’ |
| 4 | And if you move to a new house , remember that other people may still have keys to the premises — fit new locks , and use them ! |
| 5 | People may then describe symptoms starting ‘ out of the blue ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Young people should n't have meat , it makes them too boisterous , ’ was what Mr Evans said . |
| 7 | And it also managed to chip some of the woodwork , curious to think that I was offered as war damage compensation five pounds to re-case the piano , you could n't of had it repolished for five pounds , but thinking was working class people should n't have pianos , I 'm certain that was at the back of , of the gentleman whose job it was to evaluate war damage , he certainly raised his eyebrows every time we told him , what either a piece of furniture or crockery or cutlery which had been destroyed had cost and he was so foolish after er the house had been almost flattened as de demand bills as proof of evidence that your figures were correct |
| 8 | The police praised Mr Cox , but said , in general , people should n't tackle muggers . |
| 9 | No , no oh I agree people should n't let dogs foul on the pavement and in shopping places and things , cos it can be dangerous , but out in the woodlands if it was n't for all the animals we would n't have any green stuff , trees and bushes seagulls are up . |
| 10 | Professional people should not advise parents to use physical punishments . |
| 11 | She says : ‘ People should not make judgements about people . |
| 12 | What Qaddafi means here is that people should not make alliances outside the nation ( just as many Libyans said it is preferable to marry close — for example , to a father 's brother 's child ) . |
| 13 | Most experts are hard pushed to explain why normal , healthy people should not take E. Some suggest that it may promote Parkinson 's disease — after all , the symptoms are fairly similar : short-term memory loss , the shakes , jaw-ache and constant chewing . |
| 14 | Although the Witnesses support most forms of medical treatment , one of the tenets of the faith is based on the Bible 's instruction that people should not take blood into their bodies . |
| 15 | He stressed that people should also seek advice as early as possible if they feel they are getting into financial difficulties . |
| 16 | People should always place articles of clothing and all their personal possessions in a locker , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Especially in the United States , a widespread belief exists that people should actively seek ways of developing themselves . |
| 18 | A leading microbiologist says people should only eat eggs from salmonella-free flocks . |
| 19 | Was n't it Mr. Justice Cocklecarrot ( or was it Mr. Justice Wool ? ) in Misleading Cases in the Common Law who observed sternly to that persistent litigant , Mr. Haddock , ‘ People must not do things for fun . |
| 20 | The simple-minded conclusion you arrive at — that people must not use pornography — does not address the complexity of this social phenomenon . |
| 21 | The Herald announced that Farnham people might soon see women tackling fires alongside their male comrades in the National Fire Service . |
| 22 | People might also resist change because of peer group pressure to do so even though , off the record , they may acknowledge the changes as beneficial . |
| 23 | there was a lot of trouble early on this term when people could n't find stage boards , and like they were all missing and it turns out that they 're like the |
| 24 | People could not persuade voters that some policies were better than others , for this would lead to the creation of parties , representative bodies whose purpose is to dominate those who are not members . |
| 25 | Of course this contributed to Britain 's ability to feed herself during the Napoleonic Wars , but in bad years , because of the lack of imported corn , most people could not afford bread . |
| 26 | ‘ But a lot of African people could not understand English . ’ |
| 27 | But David Bulman , for the objectors , said only 12 full-time jobs would be created and that local people could already play football on the common free of charge . |
| 28 | One of the things that was popular was that the smaller things like rabbit clubs when people could then get food for them officially if they did that . |
| 29 | British Rail have refused to put lifts in , we 've managed to persuade them to put ramps in so that people could actually carry luggage up the stairs , and people could be wheeled up the stairs . |
| 30 | BEG TO DIFFER : People would not dare refuse money for fear of a hijra curse |