Example sentences of "[verb] on other people " in BNC.
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| 1 | We felt quite strongly that although it was a gesture , I do n't think it was a political gesture , I think it was a gesture that we as Councillors wanted to make so that we personally would suffer some of the reductions in erm finance that we were going to impose on other people . |
| 2 | The irony is that the more people are encouraged to think about their behaviour and take responsibility for the impact it has on other people , the more they tend to become open and honest rather than furtive and clandestine . |
| 3 | For this reason you have to be aware of the effect which your communication has on other people . |
| 4 | You also have to think of the effect it has on other people , how er if you just let people get away with it , it does n't mean you hate them , loathe them and damn them but er you 've got to make them realise that for other people , for everybody . |
| 5 | You can not capitalise on other people 's good ideas . |
| 6 | Michael 's now planning to visit the Amazon himself , instead of having to depend he says on other people 's accounts . |
| 7 | It mostly depends on other people recognizing the change that has occurred . |
| 8 | Less commonly , consent can be given to duties or requirements imposed on other people . |
| 9 | And these people will pay a rent for it and they will pay all the proper taxes and they will be effectively staying with the rules which are imposed on other people . |
| 10 | She had seen the jobs that were done on other people 's houses . |
| 11 | He was one of those ‘ look after number one ’ types , not averse to trampling on other people if it got him where he wanted to be . |
| 12 | But the prison system — not particularly capital punishment — but the penal system as it is , and the whole apparatus of judgement , people deciding on other people 's fates … that does irritate , and upset me quite a lot . ’ |
| 13 | We ask indirect questions so that we do not cause offence or impose on other people . |
| 14 | A peasant would be subject to the manorial court , i.e. his landlord , for misdemeanours within the manor , encroaching on other people 's lands , brawling , fighting — all the usual " neighbourly " conflicts . |
| 15 | Instead , we had to play on other people 's grounds . |
| 16 | There was no legitimate income , he relied on other people . |
| 17 | Do n't depend on other people to look after them . |
| 18 | Similarly , he read pen in hand , constantly writing notes to his staff or commenting on other people 's notes . |
| 19 | Focusing on other people helps too . |
| 20 | Does n't she realize the effect that she is having on other people ? |
| 21 | Explain that you would need time to make a thorough assessment of the situation and would be aware of the dangers of treading on other people 's toes . |
| 22 | IBM was not accustomed to depending on Other People . |
| 23 | You have to die on other people 's terms , and that 's a bore , love them as you might . |
| 24 | I said : ‘ I hope you have learned something from this : it 's difficult for you to judge for yourself ; you must rely on other people ; and , when you think it 's gone wonderfully , it has n't always . ’ |
| 25 | Services must provide back-up support for family friends and members of the local community in order to minimize the burden of care which falls on other people 's shoulders |
| 26 | It 's also illegal to trespass on other people 's land , so stick to the footpaths . |
| 27 | ‘ There is when it tramples on other people 's lives ! ’ |
| 28 | I mean I know you stay well you know you have , you have relatives with cars and that , but you ca n't do with putting on other people can ya ? |
| 29 | One-armed , Eb resented having to depend on other people to assist him . |
| 30 | She knew how much he hated relying on other people or being involved in their affairs . |