Example sentences of "[noun] people [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soup kitchens were opened to feed the destitute ; in Chicago people waited at the back doors of restaurants for left-over food . |
| 2 | In the old days people spoke of the development of character . |
| 3 | This particular political failure of the post-war welfare policies , to provide equality and not just the opportunity for individual achievement , was set in its turn against the dislocation that my mother 's 1950s represent : welfarism in one country did not embody the desire people felt for the world that had shaped them . |
| 4 | At a musical evening of the Upton Liberal and Radical Association , Nicholson attributed unemployment to the lack of confidence people had in the men who were directing the destiny of the world ( SE 1 February 22 ) . |
| 5 | All through the hot week people crept along the streets , hugging the edge of shade that buildings provided , half a foot and one side of an arm at least out of the burning sun , though still sweating . |
| 6 | You could tell that the real reason people came into the shop was to hang out . |
| 7 | Just months after the P&O Golf Day , golf clubs were out in force again , as P&O people took to the green . |
| 8 | One of the busiest streets was Fisherton for hundreds of country people flocked into the City , taking advantage of the very economical Saturday tickets offered by the railway . |