Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb base] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , the manner of remuneration and , more important , the de jure employment status of contract computer staff tend to differ from agency secretarial/office staff . |
| 2 | Older people tend to stay in hospital a couple of days more , but generally their recovery is as rapid and as satisfying |
| 3 | It 's perhaps understandable that most people tend to think of life insurance in one of two ways — either as a means of cushioning loved ones against the financial upset that sudden death could cause , or as an investment with the future in mind . |
| 4 | A lot of people tend to look at assertion as being aggressive there 's a total difference . |
| 5 | Mrs Burrows called this afternoon while you were on the shore and said that Harry was most anxious you should take part in some theatricals the young people want to perform at Easter . |
| 6 | No wonder so many young people want to get into advertising or public relations , for it can be an exciting and rewarding career . |
| 7 | ‘ If people want to pay for perfection that 's fine by me . ’ |
| 8 | We also hope that if people want to work across client groups there will be some transfer of skills , ’ says Bennett . |
| 9 | Most begin by asserting their commitment to democracy , yet few would commit themselves completely to the notion that if the people want to wallow in sin , they should be permitted to do so . |
| 10 | Living rooms that also have to act as office or work room by day ( and more and more people elect to work at home if they can these days ) can still perform both functions with comparative case . |
| 11 | Of course , if two members of staff happen to fall in love and decide to marry , it would be churlish to be apportioning blame ; but what I find a major irritation are those persons — and housekeepers are particularly guilty here — who have no genuine commitment to their profession and who are essentially going from post to post looking for romance . |
| 12 | Thus , what people seem to know about grammar is not always reflected in the language they use . |
| 13 | IT IS a sad fact that some people seem to change in personality immediately they get behind the wheel of a car adopting an aggressive and impatient approach where every second seems to count . |
| 14 | John said quickly , ‘ What would people like to play after dinner ? |
| 15 | Correct timetabling in rural areas is essential to ensure that people get to work on time , and the consultative committee could examine such matters . |
| 16 | Do people pay to go to athletics meetings because it 's ‘ athletics ’ , or do they go to see the individual stars ? |
| 17 | And consequently it was also Sky 's fault that for every one person watching Sky , six people choose to tune into Football Italia on Channel 4 on Sunday afternoons . |
| 18 | And yet , of course , that derogatory , throw-away term of abuse does sum up a position that some people choose to adopt in defence of the natural world and its species . |
| 19 | Now , he had the Sergeant Major and his sales force to deal in person with small customers like Nina . |
| 20 | Clearly , the more money people wish to hold in relation to their spending , the greater is their demand for money and the lower is velocity . |
| 21 | However , as MacPherson and others have pointed out , such a formulation fails to come to terms with the central dilemma confronting liberalism , which is that in an unequal society , where some people come to depend on provision made by others in order to pursue their livelihood , all are not equally able to lead a fully human existence . |
| 22 | The amount of time and energy staff need to spend in communicating ( and sometimes miscommunicating ) with each other comes over very strongly , and one can see how easily misunderstanding , resentment or perhaps even hostility can develop when individuals work in close proximity under pressure , even where channels of communication may seem open and well defined . |
| 23 | At other times people have to go into hospital to have an operation to make them better . |
| 24 | A classic example of this is the need some elderly people have to talk about death — often their own death in particular , even to the point of wanting to discuss very freely the kind of arrangements they would like to be made for their funeral : how it should be conducted , what hymns should be chosen , and who should be invited to it and to the family gathering afterwards . |
| 25 | He feels the amount of money a lot of young people have to spend on drink is one cause , while on the other hand , unemployment and social deprivation are factors for others . |
| 26 | We would have to cut down a lot of woodland , we would have to alter our environment substantially , and that is something that people have to bear in mind when advocating free-range . |
| 27 | The tax signalled that he was both tough on the deficit ( it will raise , he hopes , $12 billion over the next five years , and $12 billion a year thereafter ) and serious about the environment ( the more people have to pay for energy , the less likely they are to squander it . ) |
| 28 | What people have to keep in mind , and what people really should be very concerned about here in Great Britain is the fact that this is a very contentious industry , that there are a number of competitors out there who have taken to slinging innuendo around as if it were mud . |
| 29 | A spokesman from Cambridge University commented ‘ while the University 's buildings are in reasonable condition for their age , the maintenance staff have to work on emergency work and are not able to put time into other things . ’ |
| 30 | Erm advertising is something that people need to do in order to succeed . |