Example sentences of "[conj] people [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a Christian society , it is a fundamental principle that people help each other , and that the stronger and the wealthier have an obligation to help the weaker and the poorer . |
| 2 | This information fits logically with other known factors which occurred at about the time that people began this transition , observed Harris , including spreading village life and a rapid increase in the human population . |
| 3 | Seats were so scarce that people killed each other to get them . |
| 4 | It is not the case , he will readily admit , that people follow these guidelines to the letter . |
| 5 | Did you feel that people had that same kind of disillusionment with the government more generally speaking ? |
| 6 | There is no evidence that people had any more influence on the policies of major institutions . |
| 7 | Increasing prosperity in the United Kingdom meant that people had more spare cash , and much of this was spent on an increase in personal travel . |
| 8 | Mrs Thatcher saw this as the tragic side of a prosperous Britain , pointing out on the BBC news on 20 August 1989 when visiting the wreck , that people had more money nowadays , and seemed to be going out and enjoying themselves , which was why so many people were on board . |
| 9 | Despite the openness and tolerance of our company , the possession of too many layers in the organization inevitably reduces the perception of the headroom that exists , and means that people put more effort into internal argument than external achievement . |
| 10 | ACET works with partners , family , friends and other voluntary and statutory organisations to ensure that people get all the care they need in the way that they need it . |
| 11 | Indeed , looking back over the years , I have become surprised , not that people murder each other but that , given our love of bloodshed , they do n't do it more often . |
| 12 | It is important , however , to remember that people receiving such a therapy are seriously ill , and are hoping for a chance of improved health or longer life . |
| 13 | At the same time , however , increased taxes on income mean that people derive less income for each hour they work and they may therefore decide to prefer leisure to work , i.e. work less — the substitution effect . |
| 14 | They are furious that people thought all their lyrics on ‘ World Clique ’ just oozed naive positivity ( though , pressed on this , Kier says , ‘ We did n't think it was the place for a pop group to depress people . |
| 15 | DEEE-LITE 'S FIRST CONCERTS used DAT backing tapes , but it riled them that people thought all their music was borrowed and sampled . |
| 16 | Certainly , in the group discussions ( Appendix II , section 3 ) , we found that people used this type of credit because of the ‘ service of someone coming to the house to collect ’ even when they were aware of the high cost involved . |
| 17 | Blake noticed that people used more than words when they communicated with each other , and realised that horses did the same . |
| 18 | And he hates the fact that people think that , too . |
| 19 | Though my guess is that it is very unfashionable , is that right Dawn , that people think that ? |
| 20 | One is that people think that watering down is the same as popularization . |
| 21 | ( Have you noticed how the Christians on TV are usually the ‘ wet ’ ones , like Harold in Neighbours — it 's no wonder that people think ALL Christians are wet ! ) |
| 22 | Well I think er th th the time that people notice this most is definitely in the winter . |
| 23 | We have just heard the hon. Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) dismiss the argument that people pay more income tax and VAT if they are on high incomes . |
| 24 | I 've put that in bold down there so that people understand that . |
| 25 | One of the concerns that people have these days is the side effects of treatments — you cure the particular disease , but you create other problems which then go on and on . |
| 26 | and so on , so I 'm not surprised that people have these ideas about us . |
| 27 | I also think it 's important that people have this sort of emotional side of it taught to them as well , you 're often taught like the straight , you know , the wee sperm and the wee egg come together and you get a baby , but you do n't , not taught about the emotional side of it a lot |
| 28 | It is also worth noting that , due to the fact that people have fewer sense receptors in the neck , it is very difficult to tell when you are tensing your neck muscles and when you are not . |
| 29 | This data can quickly be transferred from one information system to another and can be combined and transformed in ways which might not otherwise be practicable ; furthermore , data held on computers is invisible and not directly intelligible so that people have more difficulty in knowing what is in the records or what is happening to them . |
| 30 | Unemployment may mean that people have more leisure time available but lack of money restricts the kind of activities they are able to participate in during their spare time . |