Example sentences of "[to-vb] people [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a bit embarrassing to come staggering out of the mist , with a purple face , eyes lost in swollen , battered tissue , gasping for breath , to find people wandering around the path in cardigans and slacks . |
| 2 | The good , sturdy , private sector alternative would have been to leave people waiting in the rain . |
| 3 | It was pleasant to see people returning to the old ways , he said . |
| 4 | You used to get people writing into the Liverpool Echo saying , ‘ Who 's this Martian walking round town . ’ |
| 5 | A governing body with a delegated budget will be able to stop people working at the school . |
| 6 | The posts stuck into the rock to your right as you ascend are markers for winter to stop people going off the edge ; they also double as abseil posts for a quick escape route . |
| 7 | Building the steps into the patio create a stairwell , so provision has to be made to prevent people stepping over the side and into the stairwell accidentally . |
| 8 | A small memorial garden has been planted to commemorate Mr Lee , and a small fence erected to prevent people trampling on the flowers . |