Example sentences of "[adj] people [vb base] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people change for the better . |
| 2 | I mean the trouble with group selectionistic thinking is you , you completely discount the costs that some people pay for the benefits of others and so oh well , you know everybody benefits from mothers erm having children and sacrificing themselves to their offspring . |
| 3 | Some people work for a firm that goes bankrupt ; some people invest early in Rank Xerox . |
| 4 | A consequence of these processes , as Walker puts it , has been ‘ periodic expressions of alarm at the ‘ burden ’ of dependency' which old people create for the rest of us . |
| 5 | With regard to elderly people , Allan suggests that , in any case , old people have for a variety of reasons quite small friendship circles and that even within those circles |
| 6 | If such an attractive new influence could be spread abroad in the world , where so many people long for a religion which has that ring of truth , the detection of which is a priceless human ability acquired down through the ages and not to be denied , there would be a growing number of adherents rallying to it . |
| 7 | Usually many more people apply for a job than can be successful . |
| 8 | ‘ Look lady , for what other people pay for a one-way ticket to Chicago , you can travel anywhere Delta flies for a month . ’ |
| 9 | It 's not the job of education to ensure that young people settle for the status quo . |
| 10 | Most people go for the stars or the Tarot . |
| 11 | Prickly heat is the term most people use for a medical condition called polymorphic light eruption ( PMLE ) . |
| 12 | When they reach retirement age , most people qualify for the basic pension , which is normally uprated once a year to keep in line with price rises . |
| 13 | Prices range from 65 pounds to 665 pound the better the suit the higher the price , most people opt for a semi-dry suit it is made out of neoprene a rubbery material which lets the water in but does n't let it out again your body heat warms the water up . |
| 14 | Most people opt for the furry friendliness of the cat family . |
| 15 | Some people do n't stop when she asks them for money , but most people think for a bit and then dig in their pockets and give her summat . |