Example sentences of "people [vb base] [pers pn] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People say they were the good old days , but oh I do n't think . |
| 2 | ‘ The people say it 's the Hound of the Baskervilles , which is calling for something to hunt and kill . |
| 3 | Some people say it is a sign of intelligence . |
| 4 | I treat it as a compliment that people say I 'm a marked man now , though I doubt it 's true . ’ |
| 5 | Some people say I was a fool and could have made a fortune . |
| 6 | ‘ People say he 's a nice guy . |
| 7 | The funny thing is , he 's not very chatty or friendly ; people say he 's a very shy man . ’ |
| 8 | Some people say he 's a famous opera singer who likes to come incognito back to his roots . |
| 9 | People say he was a bit of a joker . ’ |
| 10 | Kee looked at Karen and said quietly , ‘ Some people say he was the strongest houngan of all , the houngan we call Baron Samedi . ’ |
| 11 | People say she 's a good swimmer but she 's big |
| 12 | ‘ People say she was a junkie but how do they know that ? |
| 13 | When people know she 's a grandmother they 're amazed . |
| 14 | ‘ Some people think we 're a black arts centre . |
| 15 | People think they 're a bit pampered and even a bit posey . |
| 16 | ‘ People think I am a natural , but everything I 've achieved I 've worked at , ’ says the man who was the league 's MVP in 1987 and the Super Bowl MVP the following season . |
| 17 | People think I 'm a bitch cos I speak my mind . |
| 18 | I 'm only 38 , but because people think I 'm an OAP I get reduced rates . ’ |
| 19 | People think you are a good woman , but you are lying to them ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ And if you 're too miserable because you 've been deserted , people think you 're a drag and do n't ask you to parties . |
| 21 | ’ People think it 's a cruel way of doing it but it is n't really , because there 'll be shooting snaring and gasing , which is worse that the way we do it ’ ’ Foxes have to be controlled , fox hunting in the last 250 years have controlled the numbers beautifully ’ |
| 22 | ‘ A lot of people think it is the Secretary of State 's problem to provide the funding . |
| 23 | People think he 's an aggressive person but at home he 's absolutely adorable . |