Example sentences of "people [pron] [vb past] [not/n't] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was seldom , of course , that he met people who did n't already know . |
| 2 | Several crutches , though , and quite a few people who did n't apparently have anything wrong with them , helpers or nurses , he supposed . |
| 3 | And then there was the attempt not to issue a questionnaire to every household but to reserve the questionnaires in the Town Hall for four week days Saturdays to will honour the people who did n't actually have Friday who were at home perhaps walk in to the City Centre you might be able to pick one of these up and then there was the problem distrib in distributing the questionnaire because despite of the assurance given to the consultants they were nevertheless distributed amongst the numerous St Albans and believe you me even those likely people who did go to the press do sometimes for every that we having suddenly fully congressed to see whether perhaps there might be a consultation questionnaire lurking within it . |
| 4 | Behind the myth of the big drinkers like Hughie Gallacher and Jim Baxter , are the people who did n't quite make it to the realm of myth , the lonely bores , the manic depressives , the failed fullbacks and the defeated unfortunates who had to retire early and find a job in the real world . |
| 5 | For both of them , their work was to be a spokesman for God , taking His message to people who did n't really acknowledge Him in their lives . |
| 6 | A good and kind man , whose reputation was only believed by the people who did n't really know him . |
| 7 | But when it came down to it , it was the people who did n't really know Lancashire who found Walter Machin impressive . |
| 8 | The reductions will normally be worked out automatically before you receive your bill and you will not need to make a claim , but some people who did not previously pay rates , and who are pensioners or disabled people , can apply to the council for extra help as explained below . |