Example sentences of "by people [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was the customary right to seize wrecked ships and their cargoes enjoyed by people living on the coast and which was believed to lead to the abuse of " wrecking " . |
| 2 | But the decision has been welcomed by people living near the planned venue . |
| 3 | He thought they had been carved by people living in the tombs , perhaps the monks , who dreamed fine dreams of other places , who longed for new horizons . |
| 4 | Yesterday Lis , North Wales area secretary for Christian Aid , was giving her backing to a major campaign to promote better understanding of the problems faced by people living in the Third World . |
| 5 | Every inch looks well used , whether by a girl foraging grass for oxen or by people resting at the side of the road . |
| 6 | We must study the gap closely and we must realise that , in many of the homes that have come on to the market , on which there has been significant capital outlay by people moving into the private sector , the costs have escalated because of the massive increase in interest rates . |
| 7 | So any dwellings over and above sixteen and a half thousand , would only be taken by people moving into the county and not by locals . |
| 8 | Although the city compares favourably with other parts of Brazil in socioeconomic terms , there are areas of great poverty , particularly in favelas , many of which are inhabited by people moving from the countryside because of lack of employment and inequalities in land tenure . |
| 9 | She was prevented from entering by people surfacing from the cellar bar . |
| 10 | But this state of affairs can be achieved not only by people working within the prison system , but by activating and empowering a much wider spectrum of practitioners . |
| 11 | The house is two knocked into one and used mainly by people working in the area . |
| 12 | Many accidents are caused each year by people standing on the nearest chair and overbalancing , often with disastrous consequences . |
| 13 | We 've been approached by people asking about the Kangeroo scarers . |