Example sentences of "[to-vb] people [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Lawrence adds that he had no industry network and little background experience on which to base decisions , so he spends a lot of time getting to know people in the industry . |
| 2 | The two charges concerned acts likely to incite people against the government and to undermine the authority of the President . |
| 3 | In what ways is the landscape on the map arranged in order to provide people with the things they want to spend their money on ? |
| 4 | To provide people with the opportunity to acquire even a tiny stake in the land is a daunting task calling for wisdom , courage , and political integrity almost unheard of in modern times . |
| 5 | It 's to provide , to provide people with the opportunity use the wipes if they require as a safety precaution . |
| 6 | Does my hon. Friend agree that employers and the TECs should be congratulated on the fact that , despite difficult economic circumstances , they are continuing to train people for the period , which will shortly come , when under a Conservative Government we shall be re-expanding the economy and employment ? |
| 7 | You know , trying to attract people into the town — And they 'll need this land . |
| 8 | So shopkeepers have joined forces to attract people into the town , with a special publication circulated in neighbouring areas . |
| 9 | Ynys Mn Borough Council 's director of planning , Arthur Owen , now says the creation of an open-air museum is the best alternative to attract people to the park . |
| 10 | Fifthly , conflicting central guidance is emerging about the statutory requirements to provide services for people whose assessments show up unmet needs , or even to inform people about the results of assessment . |
| 11 | The idea of the charter , launched on Monday at the Rockwell nature conservation area off Martindale Road , Darlington , was to inform people of the type of improvements the local authority would work towards . |
| 12 | Colette McAuley , senior social worker at Loughside Unit of Management , said the aim of the conference was to inform people of the changes that have taken place since the 1989 Children 's Act was introduced in Britain and to discuss the implications of the draft Children ( NI ) Order . |
| 13 | He would be holding a series of public meetings to inform people throughout the region how the proposals would affect them . |
| 14 | Typically these are pure public goods which can jointly benefit many people and where it is difficult to exclude people from the benefits . |
| 15 | Old Wolsey loved to lead people by the nose , in particular his nephew and myself , and relished his little games of sending us unarmed into darkened chambers full of assassins . |
| 16 | If you are going to reach people through the media , never have many empty seats . |
| 17 | It was awfully sporting of IBM Corp to set up consultancy , systems integration and facilities management ventures in an attempt to put to profitable use the surplus skills of so many of its employees , and only curmudgeons asked if IBMers were actually the right people for the job : sad to say , the curmudgeons were right , and according to Computerworld , the head of the new IBM Consulting Group in White Plains , New York , Robert Howe , says that it is having to hire people from the likes of Andersen Consulting and Coopers & Lybrand , because as he told the paper , ‘ we 've tried IBMers , but frankly we 've had to send some home — some IBM people did n't get the notion of the service business — they did n't understand that we did n't want administrators and middle managers ’ . |
| 18 | Be prepared to have a chat , offer a cup of tea or biscuit or to help people to the toilet or on to a commode . |
| 19 | He has developed a framework which is based on the idea that the aim of the interview should be to help people with the management of their problems . |
| 20 | The Russian government has approved a programme of measures to help people in the Urals region suffering from the effects of radiation . |
| 21 | It 's much better to look people in the eye and tell them the truth . ’ |
| 22 | It was ‘ an unfair burden on the heart of our President ’ to look people in the eye and tell them that ‘ your government ca n't , try as it would , ca n't do anything about it . ’ |
| 23 | It 's nice to hear people in the Spurs crowd saying ‘ Who 's that no 22 , he 's quite good is n't he ? ’ . |
| 24 | He made every effort to avoid people on the ground . |
| 25 | This month sees the announcement of The Food Safety Directorate , a new government watchdog to reassure people about the standard of food and to explain the forthcoming Food Bill . |
| 26 | That would not help in a job in which he has to reassure people of the credibility of Government economic policy . |
| 27 | Or was he merely seeking to confuse people in the West who have been calling for military intervention ? |
| 28 | Concrete steps are proposed to put people at the forefront of a resource-constrained environment , with due account of the profound impact of new technologies . |
| 29 | You see I would like to see people at the end of this programme to have some idea , not just of fancy figures in the air , but of practical effects that will affect them on the ground . |
| 30 | He did n't want to lose people by the wayside you know and I think that was the feeling of most of us . |