Example sentences of "people gather [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After consultation with the police the council is asking people to gather on the Boulevard and the nearby Gloucester Street car park , at the rear of the library , which has been reserved for them . |
| 2 | It was from the people gathered on the rim of this amphitheatre in the dunes that the sighing came . |
| 3 | Seeing the flowers from tepees , the people gathered on the hill and sang and danced their thanks to the Great Spirits who had sent the blooms as a sign of their forgiveness . |
| 4 | He went down extremely well last Sunday , for example , when many people gathered outside the party 's central committee building in an unauthorised meeting and called on him to come out and talk to them . |
| 5 | They were released the following day when a crowd of 4000 people gathered outside the police station . |
| 6 | Reynolds 's News described how a ‘ big and angry crowd ’ of Wolves fans estimated at 2,000 people gathered outside the officials ' entrance , protesting at the club 's policy of selling its better players . |
| 7 | On May 7 up to 5,000 people gathered outside the High Court in Lilongwe where Chakufwa Chihana , the trade union leader arrested in April [ see p. 38851 ] , was due to appear . |
| 8 | Security forces surrounded the area and ordered the 3,000 people gathered at the church to leave . |
| 9 | First official event took place during the early afternoon of April 25 , when a large number of people gathered at the memorial site dedicated to the RAF and Allied aircrew . |
| 10 | They visited all the factories and shops they could squeeze into their brief , allotted time and the highlight of their visit was a Silver Anniversary Ball when 700 people gathered at the leisure centre near Deeside , Queensferry . |
| 11 | ‘ On what list ? ’ blurted Karen , but Jessica pulled her roughly by the arm , towards the knot of people gathered at the square steel entrance to the boat . |
| 12 | There were disturbances in Drury Lane on 10 June 1695 , when a number of people gathered at the Dog Tavern to celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Wales . |
| 13 | This time around , most of the crowd stayed for the full set yet the number of people gathered at The Arena told its own story of one band 's fall from grace . |
| 14 | The young people gathered in the parlour . |
| 15 | According to Jordan radio " over one million " people gathered in the streets of Amman to greet the King on his arrival . |
| 16 | A LIVELY debate has broken out among the knot of people gathered in the GMTV studio concerning the future of Britain 's newest breakfast television channel . |
| 17 | Listening to the personal stories of the half-dozen Easterhouse people gathered in the hall — stories of drug addiction , crime , alcoholism , unemployment , poverty — it is hard to ignore his appeal . |
| 18 | She was here to work , to wend her way among the clusters of people gathered around the groaning buffet tables , to smile like a wax mannequin and to stop when requested , to pirouette and offer the same answer to each question about her gown whether it dealt with size , colour , fabric , price or availability . |
| 19 | Then suddenly the stars began to show up and people gathered round the ropes and paid attention . |
| 20 | The sound of an approaching band and people gathering outside the Butcher 's Arms heralds the highlight of the feast , the united sing . |