Example sentences of "[adj] people [v-ing] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the corner where she squatted on a stool , she watched Midnight quietly serving the six people sitting at the long table ; n the centre of the room and , in spite of her hunger , was impressed by the careful , unobtrusive way he worked — standing always on the left of each person , never knocking against them or even brushing the backs of their tall chairs . |
| 2 | mass forms of musical practice which are based on the musical activity of many people interacting at the same time and in the same way — forms which structure bodily movements and processes , and which enable bodily experience to become an aesthetically mediated pleasure ( ibid : 228 ) . |
| 3 | These disparities are largely attributed to poor educational attainment — too many people leaving at the statutory school leaving age with few or no qualifications , too few continuing their education and too few entering higher education . |
| 4 | It is here contended that this last group , forming a close network of interdependent and inter-communicating people working at the leading edge of science at a time of rapid personal and scientific development may be a highly significant unit for the establishment of contacts in later careers , and for the promulgation of paradigm shifts in science . |
| 5 | On July 19 , a total of 19 people sheltering at the Czechoslovak embassy surrendered to the authorities . |