Example sentences of "[vb past] people [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and everybody who killed people got those nasty ones , cos I was sitting there thinking that , and I watched it through again why |
| 2 | There were times , however , when the difficulties were eased — when religious inspiration or tangible threats from abroad led people to commit both their resources and their persons to fight . |
| 3 | It needed people to work all night sending out subscription copies , getting them down to the all-night post office . |
| 4 | And sometimes I felt he was different , and had changed , even though I knew people changed all the time and people our age changed faster than most . |
| 5 | The food was described as tasteless and monotonous , and often cold by the time it reached people housed some distance from the kitchens . |
| 6 | He had relegated the match to part of a bigger event as he thought people wanted more entertainment . |
| 7 | Purchases are up more than I thought people purchasing all the time is , that 's fine , they 've got a system , we can describe that in a paragraph here and that 'll satisfy them but there 's more of a problem when we 're buying in the software , more than a one off thing . |
| 8 | Why did people do that with their two faces ? |
| 9 | And where did people get these pill from ? |
| 10 | How did people think that prebiotic organic compounds were formed before this discovery in outer space ? |
| 11 | How did people travel such long distances around the country ? |
| 12 | Did people want any special kind of photos during the war that they had n't asked for previously ? |
| 13 | Di — who smiled when wellwishers gave her flowers — said people took more notice if someone well-known was involved . |
| 14 | They had people to do that for them half the time , there was no need for it , but it was as if I had to earn my keep , I had to repay what they 'd done for me , with the people that worked there laughing at me behind my back , wondering where I 'd come from , thinking maybe I was no better than them . |