Example sentences of "of [det] people [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the alternative seemed to be squabbles and point-scoring , many of these people decided at the last minute to give John Major the benefit of the doubt . |
| 2 | Hopefully most of these people wash in the morning and use a shower ( those who do n't are probably compensated for by those who take baths ) … 5.3 billion showers equals an annual consumption of something like 160 billion gallons of water a year . |
| 3 | No one entered Harry Short 's house without an invitation and to find Kelly Connor of all people sitting across the breakfast table was like a practical joke in very poor taste . |
| 4 | mass forms of musical practice which are based on the musical activity of many people interacting at the same time and in the same way — forms which structure bodily movements and processes , and which enable bodily experience to become an aesthetically mediated pleasure ( ibid : 228 ) . |
| 5 | An investigation will be conducted of the motivations and support networks of those people passing through the screening and return procedures in Hong Kong . |