Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] that [det] people " in BNC.
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| 1 | A feature of suburbia is that many people do not even know their own neighbours ; certainly not those across the way . |
| 2 | The truth is that most people break their diet not just once , but many times . |
| 3 | The second point is that many people lean forwards as they slap down the opponent 's punch and so you need to remember that there are two fists to worry about here , not one ! |
| 4 | In general , though , the best reason for avoiding serious abusive stuff is that most people just do n't like seeing it . |
| 5 | The trouble is that most people do one once they have achieved the other . |
| 6 | Even though the obvious explanation of the abnormal rhythmicity is that these people suffer from the loss of the light/dark cycle as a time-cue , the result also indicates that the other time-cues ( social factors , activity , and meal times ) are inadequate . |
| 7 | However , as table 5.2 and figure 5.2 show , the other very important component of the trend is that more people than before are living to be very old , into the high eighties and nineties , and this is to some degree due to changing mortality trends at later ages . |
| 8 | The thing is that many people are anti-Belfry , but we should n't be too thin-skinned because nowadays everything gets criticised . |
| 9 | The other thing is that these people have a really good handle on the EQ'ing process at the very end . |
| 10 | The difficulty is that most people seem to believe such an important issue must somehow be supported by public funds , from the Sports Council perhaps . |
| 11 | But what I hope what we hope of course is that some people give us a real good try . |
| 12 | The plain fact of Christian experience is that many people have held a strong theology of assurance but have known no assurance themselves . |
| 13 | A major problem is that many people visit a wildlife site , not because it is one , but because it provides access and a car park . |
| 14 | The problem is that many people tend to decide far too soon concerning religion that there is nothing there to search for — nothing important to be bothered about . |
| 15 | One major problem is that many people simply do not recognise that they are carers , and do not apply for help . |
| 16 | The basis of the fundamental problem is that most people predict a fixed inevitable hard-wired connection between stimulus and response , between injury and pain . |
| 17 | First came the decision to award Esther Rantzen a new contract worth £1.2m when the consensus is that few people can stand the sight of her . |
| 18 | As was mentioned earlier , at the beginning of this century the consensus was that most people were in a state of physical decline by their early to mid-sixties ( Williams , 1970 ) . |
| 19 | The received wisdom is that such people are more likely to be Labour supporters , but their ‘ disappearance ’ also makes it harder to lend them money . |
| 20 | ‘ The fact is that many people have made substantial personal fortunes in the last few years , and with encouragement and the lowest income tax rate for 50 years , I believe they will be prepared to acknowledge their privileged position and return to the community a portion of their good fortune . |
| 21 | An interesting fact is that more people commit suicide at Christmas than at any other time . |
| 22 | However , the fact is that some people use this notion and that is more important than what it really is . |
| 23 | The latest estimate is that most people with HIV will go on to develop an HIV-related illness within 10–12 years of infection . |
| 24 | My view was that most people would prefer a pension that was theirs by right rather than being dependent on the decisions of government . |