Example sentences of "people [vb base] not [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The separation and spatial spread of social life means that people do not regularly encounter the significant experiences of life : birth , sexuality , madness , illness , death and so on . |
| 2 | In the owner-occupied and privately rented housing sectors old people do not often have the means or the energy to make use of improvement grants . |
| 3 | ‘ For your people do not usually take the body . |
| 4 | Although one might suppose that the creation of a new party offers attractive opportunities for people previously excluded from local élites to establish themselves as leaders , it is often the case that such people do not obviously possess the right qualities . |
| 5 | People do not always observe the principle , of course , but where a speaker flouts it , the hearer will suspect she has a reason . |
| 6 | People do not lightly take the decision to migrate . |