Example sentences of "people were [verb] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't tell you what , but they collected quite a lot of money for us and er , and er , er , they were holding things there , er people were holding boxes at the bottom of the gate like and er |
| 2 | Everywhere , expensively dressed people were buying food with an air of dedication . |
| 3 | The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) reported in mid-February that Kurdistan was on the point of collapse and that hundreds of thousands of people were facing starvation as a result of the Iraqi blockade and the cutting of supply lines to Iran by snow and to Turkey by a lorry strike . |
| 4 | A number of people were granted exemption on the grounds either that they were too poor to pay taxes and rates or that they had a certificate signed by the minister and parish officers to the effect that their premises were worth not more than 1 per annum or that their personal property was worth less than £10 per annum ; however , no exemption was allowed anyone possessing more than two hearths . |
| 5 | In advance of the June election the Pasok administration attempted to strengthen its position through political patronage , with the result that , according to ND , over 90,000 people were given jobs in the public sector during the first six months of 1989 . |
| 6 | An investigation into the Youth Training Scheme , for example , points out that a much smaller proportion of young black people were obtaining places on the Mode A schemes , which offered better chances of permanent employment , and in larger proportions found themselves placed in Mode B schemes , with worse prospects ( CRE , 1984 ) . |
| 7 | People were climbing ladders up the walls , and throwing water on the flames , but the fire was burning more strongly every minute . |
| 8 | Four people were playing bridge on a blanket spread over one end of the table . |