Example sentences of "[prep] people [pron] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For it is an ethnic conflict , between peoples who see each other at close range . |
| 2 | And from Punks and Rockers to the Royal Family , Spotlight gets behind the stereotypes to examine the diverse mixture of people who inhabit this country . |
| 3 | Since 1969 , when the last study of the travelling population was carried out , the number of people who follow this lifestyle has risen from 2,000 to 3,000 . |
| 4 | Erm there were a couple of people who got all the questions correct . |
| 5 | Delivering 40,000 ice cubes to the minister , representing the extra number of people who die each winter compared with the number of deaths during the summer , the Campaign for Cold Weather Credits hopes to draw attention to the plight of the poor and the elderly . |
| 6 | I object er er yes I would like to , I would like to er second the resolutions , this , there is er , there is er a certainly a great deal of concern within the community both those er who live within reach of , of , of , of car boot sale erm er sites in particular the ones that are regular and also the people who attend them and get ripped off , that we need to do something about er bringing er the er , er at to add , add to law into range of , of the people who of , of people who er er of of people who er sell er of people who sell those goods at these at these functions . |
| 7 | Now I 'm suggesting that an evaluator might , instead of just concentrating on one set of values , deliberately try and look at several , so they might , for example , identify that there were a group of people who felt that history should be taught in a certain particular way for a certain purpose . |
| 8 | To open the door to this type of possibility is to accept that babies who are mentally handicapped , yet perfectly capable of leading a happy life with either their parents or guardians , are deprived of this opportunity by a small group of people who know little about what this life will be like . |
| 9 | Either a representative sample of the population being studied or a judgement sample ( that is , chosen for a particular purpose rather than at random : often it is an already-existing peer group or network of people who know each other ) is interviewed , and recordings of speech are analysed . |
| 10 | The Birmingham Money Advice Centre pointed out to us that the sort of people who use this type of weekly credit would otherwise often be unable to get credit at all , and stressed the danger of making business difficult for lenders who might be relatively expensive but the only available credit resource for some people . |
| 11 | There is overwhelming evidence from the PEP survey to show that local concentrations of the racial minority groups are associated with poor housing , poor jobs and low incomes , and among Asians with large and often extended families with a high ratio of dependants to wage earners and consisting of people who speak little or no English . |
| 12 | And erm the majority of people who do this sort of work are ex-police officers and erm that 's why w you know we have the training and we can re recall instances of bad driving , that 's why we 're q quite vehement in our pursuit of safety procedures . |
| 13 | Generally the singular form of words is used for processes and properties ( e.g. Liquidation , Classification ) , and the plural for classes of people who perform such processes ( e.g. Liquidators , Classifiers ) . |
| 14 | A group of people who entered some state at about the same time and whose life histories are thereafter studied is called a cohort . |
| 15 | It is arguable that differences in attitude between worker and management — ‘ us and them ’ — are inevitable while there are groups of people who carry those labels ; the great divide is too much a fact of organisational life , part of the fabric of ‘ norms , that each new recruit is taught . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sure there are plenty of people who enjoy both . ’ |
| 17 | I hope that it will ease the difficulties of people who face such a tragic circumstance . |
| 18 | Below are the world 's major languages ranked according to the number of people who have each as their first language — their mother tongue . |
| 19 | The number of people who have this asset to bequeath has been rising . |
| 20 | Innovation of new strategic opportunities afforded by IT ( which requires creative thinking and the identification of people who have this ability and others who will champion IT and have access to funds ) . |
| 21 | A horse may indicate that he is annoyed with his owner simply by turning his back on him ( like people who dislike each other ) ; or a horse may lick its lips if it is nervous , like an anxious contestant on a television quiz show ! |
| 22 | She says she 'd like toughter action taken against people who do this . |
| 23 | Better to let her sit calmly there with people who know all about it . ’ |
| 24 | NEW YORK 'S Empire State Ballroom was packed for four days last week with people who knew little about computers . |
| 25 | As is the way with people who undertake these , epics , the accident happened as a result of slipping over while going for a beer with Colin Broadway . |
| 26 | People younger than him , he noted , ‘ not only reject all a priori ideological filters , just as I do , but … refuse to have anything to do with people who use such filters . |
| 27 | I am prepared to share my possessions with people who have less than I do . |
| 28 | Documentaries often include interviews with people who have some connection with the topic . |
| 29 | There is , of course , a major difference between people who hold most of their wealth in land , or stocks and shares and government bonds , or even gold , compared with those whose ‘ wealth ’ is predominantly bound up in their right to an occupational or state pension . |
| 30 | Most significant things , from marriages to murders , happen between people who know each other well , so the best way to reach people is by word of mouth in the right places . |