Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] [conj] [adj] people " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am told that other people have had similar experiences but are not prepared to enlarge on their stories ; perhaps they had seen a ghost of a long-gone railwayman who had worked in the area years ago and had come back to his earthly place of employment ! |
| 2 | No I 'm not , but I 'm saying that some people probably have a natural , a natural teaching ability . |
| 3 | On a recent visit to a day centre , which served both younger disabled and old people , I was told that old people were envious and resentful when computer learning was introduced for the younger disabled people . |
| 4 | I have asked parliamentary questions about the illegal sale and possession of knives and I was told that 150 people were prosecuted in 1988 for having in a public place such an article with a blade or point and in 1989 , it was 2,018 — a huge jump . |
| 5 | I was arguing that gay people have nothing to be ashamed of and yet my troops remained invisible as though they needed convincing too . |
| 6 | I wonder I was wondering whether some people were having abortion because they perhaps already had too many children ? |
| 7 | I was talking to a woman and she was saying that young people were n't the same in her day . |
| 8 | Whether we could look at our contract and see if this could be because mentioned about grass on the pavements , not only is it the machine that 's doing that , but there 's a danger to young children from the machines they 're using and elderly people with pavements being very very slippery once they 're doing the grass if it 's raining . |
| 9 | But it 's hoped that more people will choose to have it . |
| 10 | It is compounded when several people are involved in the aggravated taking of a vehicle — my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden ( Mr. Mills ) said that such people were not content with being in a car but wanted to be in the boot as well — and by the speed and lethal power of the Cosworths and other vehicles which they steal . |
| 11 | It is recognised that old people and their families are disadvantaged in the amount of care and attention paid to them by social workers as most social work time is spent on children and young families . |
| 12 | It is felt that fewer people would be put off attending with other genital or sexual problems if the stigma of going to a ‘ VD ’ clinic could be dispensed with . |
| 13 | This is particularly important when it is felt that ageing people can no longer look after themselves at home and some form of residential care is suggested . |
| 14 | The pygmies of Central Africa can not find enough food in the Zaire forests and , indeed , there seems to be no unambiguous ethnographic account of any people living solely off forest products and the only tropical areas where it is believed that such people might have lived are in central Malesia . |
| 15 | The funds are , of course , still open and it is appreciated that many people have already sent donations direct to the Royal Homeopathic Hospital . |
| 16 | In fact , it is recommended that all people who take part in sport should have regular check-ups with a qualified chiropractor . |
| 17 | The statement ends : ‘ It is expected that more people will visit museums as a result of the wider interest generated by the presence of an international art and antiques market here . |
| 18 | If it is shown that young people who leave care and have been trained to live independently move quickly into group living situations , what does this tell us about provision for older adolescents ? |
| 19 | The idea that people can be sensitive to natural gas is a contentious one , but it is claimed that some people have made dramatic recoveries after removing the gas supply from their house . |
| 20 | In the Holland Report in 1977 it was argued that young people were no longer employed because they did not fit employers ' needs . |
| 21 | Again , it was recognised that young people can either be helped or taught to be ‘ helpless ’ . |
| 22 | Last week it was announced that seventy-five people are to take voluntary redundancy at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire . |
| 23 | On Feb. 28 it was announced that 54 people had been arrested in connection with the attacks on Hoxha monuments . |
| 24 | In London it was found that deaf people in East and South London had difficulty in getting to St. Saviour 's Church , so in the same year , 1873 , two new branches were opened — one at St. Barnabas Church , Deptford ( forerunner of Lewisham Deaf Club ) and at West Ham . |
| 25 | In a content analysis of the career literature of 26 health and caring professions and occupations ( French , 1986a ) it was found that disabled people were never specifically invited to apply , yet 10 of these occupations explicitly sought candidates with the ability to empathise and understand ill and disabled people . |
| 26 | In July 1982 it was estimated that 300,000 people in the UK suffered from tinnitus which interfered with their ability to lead normal lives . |
| 27 | The report 's publication followed a conference at which it was estimated that older people were then spending upwards of £14 billion a year in the marketplace . |
| 28 | It was estimated that 25,000 people would be affected . |
| 29 | It was estimated that seven people were killed in rioting between Oct. 10 and Nov. 10 . |
| 30 | It was thought that some people might have changed their views . |