Example sentences of "[det] people have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er if you were er some people had a gas ring , you know , not a cooker , a gas ring those sort of ring that you can boil a kettle on , or you could have a saucepan . |
| 2 | I mean some people have a knack . |
| 3 | Some people have a party on January 6 and eat a special Twelfth Night cake . |
| 4 | Some people have a talent not only for making things happen but for making them fit neatly together . |
| 5 | Exercise has not been included in this because too few people have a history of exercise attempts in the same way as they have diet attempts . |
| 6 | There are a few people having a go at him now . |
| 7 | Fewer people have a car and half of Britain 's rail freight is unloaded here . |
| 8 | During the city 's siege by Serbs , these people had a cause : to stay alive and to find food . |
| 9 | It 's important these people have a chance to start again . |
| 10 | ‘ Ought n't we to at least consider whether these people have a right to think he is. 1 do n't see what harm they 're doing ! ’ |
| 11 | But , he added ‘ While these people have a right to live as they want , they are infringing on the rights of other people . |
| 12 | These were large fields in which many people had a stake . |
| 13 | One reason for this is that many people have a fear which they can not conceal of anything or anybody who reminds them of death ; knowing that contact with a grieving widow will exacerbate these fears they tend , after expressing their sympathy by word or letter , and sending flowers to the funeral , to withdraw to a safe distance ‘ to give her time to get over it ’ just when she needs them most . |
| 14 | Now more people have a stake , with some owning far more than others and most owning none at all . |
| 15 | ‘ You know , if anyone had asked me — and no one did , mind you — I 'd have said that several people had a reason to kill Newley . |
| 16 | Well enough people have a bundle do they ? |
| 17 | Bag in and most people had a lot more than that to put down , so consequently they just dumped it if it did n't fit . |
| 18 | Time is the easiest to measure : most people have a watch . |
| 19 | Most people have a circle of friends , acquaintances , neighbours and colleagues who provide a network , of contacts of varying closeness . |
| 20 | Most people have a dab of make-up before they go on , reluctant though some are . |
| 21 | Because most people have a lot of area it is n't like someone reception I 've got a phone call for you . |