Example sentences of "[subord] people [vb base] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If people develop a kernel independently , that 's fine ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ She thinks if people miss a meal , they 'll die too soon , but she wo n't eat potatoes and dumplings and Belgian things . |
| 3 | If people need a rest on the way what 's wrong with sitting on the ground ? |
| 4 | Mr Collin added : ‘ Obviously , if people have a number of creditors the poll tax could be a casualty . |
| 5 | But if people have a right to their possessions , what makes them theirs ? |
| 6 | He distrusts industrial processing and wonders why , if people want a meat substitute , they do n't turn to the much more ‘ natural ’ tofu or tempeh bean curd products — both based on 2,000 year-old recipes . |
| 7 | we 've been talking about individuals and what they want , and we live in a context in which if people want a thing and the , and we feel that they should have the choice particularly if they have the money that if to , if you look at it in a wider context there are seven million children living on the streets in Brazil ! |
| 8 | If you do just one thing in isolation it probably will not have the desired effect because people gain a general , overall impression from a combination of : |
| 9 | What determines whether people see a glass as half-full or half-empty is mood rather than fact , and change in mood often defies quantification . |
| 10 | Just as people show a preference for one way of perceiving and one way of making judgements , they also , said Jung , show a preference between the processes of perceiving and judging . |
| 11 | When people join a slimming club they are , in effect , giving themselves a boost , a social reward for slimming . |
| 12 | Markets are much the same … the trick is to spot when people want a change or risk business extinction |
| 13 | ‘ When people need a goalscorer they just get the cheque-book out and offer two or three million pounds or more . |
| 14 | When people employ a builder to repair their house , they will probably want to agree a price beforehand . |
| 15 | It was like in films when people have a heart attack — they mumble something which seems very important to them but which no-one can understand . |
| 16 | Later , Mr Cregeen said : ‘ There were some people who were resigned to it , but obviously when people have a lot of involvement in something they are going to take news like this badly . ’ |
| 17 | Thus book is an attempt to look at some of the things that go on when people face a loss of someone or something significant in their lives . |