Example sentences of "people [vb base] [adv prt] to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Manufacturers are struggling , but our sales are buoyant as people hold on to old cars , ’ Holmes says . |
| 2 | It is ridiculous that people wait up to three years until a decision is reached . |
| 3 | Compared to our competitors , not enough of our young people stay on to post-compulsory education . |
| 4 | A fast-growing proportion of young people go on to higher education ; and we want to see that proportion rise still further . |
| 5 | As people go back to normal life , we 're left with the consequences . |
| 6 | After spending some time , often years , with us , people move on to other things and we need to fill the gaps . ’ |
| 7 | the navy 's a continual goodbye , people move on to different shore establishments , |
| 8 | All the other people come over to this country anyway . |