Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [subord] people [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The major opposition to the poll tax came to the fore only when people realised how much they would have to pay . |
| 2 | He thought he would come to no harm both because people needed his services as a medical man and because he thought they would regard him as nothing more than a political eccentric . |
| 3 | There is far more at stake here than people suppose : on this election could turn the future of Britain as an entity , the future of Britain in Europe and the future of Britain as a parliamentary democracy . |
| 4 | ‘ The gentleman who 'd been in with her would naturally have gone back to his room well before people started stirring . ’ |
| 5 | The Bill has twin objectives — the reduction of road casualties in built-up areas , particularly among the young and the elderly , and the improvement of the road environment near where people live . |
| 6 | Such awareness is considerably to the fore today where people appreciate the need for a global concern — the need to relate in a non-violent , just , perceptive and generous way to the traditions of others . |
| 7 | This is entirely consistent with their view that people 's interests are what they say they are , and that interests are of political significance only when people organize to advance or defend them . |
| 8 | Middle-earth itself survived in song even after people had forgotten what it meant : ‘ 0 cocks are crowing a merry midd-larf , /A wat the wilde foule boded day . ’ |
| 9 | Alternative models are that support is protective against depression only when people have disturbing events or living circumstances and otherwise is unrelated to depression , as suggested by Brown and Harris ( Figure 4.3B ) . |
| 10 | In the image the tribe acts as a unit only when people need it , and at all other times it is only a possibility , a concept in their minds . |
| 11 | I do n't see why I should spend time some way away if people have n't actually articulated what they 're trying to achieve . |
| 12 | It 's just a house now where people rent rooms , only the rent 's very low . |