Example sentences of "[n mass] of [noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1985 , its Labour majority was bigger than that of the Tories and the people of Derbyshire re-elected it in 1989 : they are satisfied with Derbyshire county council 's policies , and when we have the general election they will kick out the Under-Secretary of State and the hon. Member for Amber Valley ( Mr. Oppenheim ) , the man with the Pampers on . |
| 2 | Those bombers in , in bombing the people of Spain bombed us eventually . |
| 3 | Because after all critics will say if representative democracy is n't the best practical realization of democracy but simply a sham , after all remember Russo 's comments on England , the people of England think they 're free but they 're mistaken , they 're free once every five years when they elect their rulers . |
| 4 | I was delighted that the people of Britain gave him such a marvellous reception . |
| 5 | ‘ But having seen your report I think the people of Somalia need it more . ’ |
| 6 | We the local authority , I think people of Wiltshire expect us to be the lead agency in promoting sustainability and environmental , highlighting environmental issues , throughout the county . |
| 7 | These rolls were a speciality of Baden , and the people of Zurich liked them so much that a special train used to leave Baden early every morning so that they were in Zurich fresh and in time for breakfast . |
| 8 | Afterwards , the people of Haworth gave him a gold watch . |
| 9 | When the hamlets were first included in the development area for the new city of Milton keynes in the 1960s , people of Calverton fought it in the High Court and won . |
| 10 | In July 1318 , pope John XXII wrote to philip V of France informing him that although the king 's court had conferred tutelage of Gaston I 's children on Jeanne , Margaret of Béarn already had Gaston II in her keeping and was in any case to be preferred as guardian of the young count . |