Example sentences of "people [vb base] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many people borrow it for a day from a sympathetic relative . |
| 2 | Thus the new reality is that a small group of people substitute themselves for the class as a whole and decide what is best for all . |
| 3 | He had heard Yorkshire people substitute it for the word ‘ self ’ , as in : ‘ I 've been there me sen ! ’ |
| 4 | The people love us for the genuine American feel we bring to the business . |
| 5 | At one time in the recent past , willow-pattern plates and dishes were very popular , but did people buy them for the sad story of the elopement they depicted , or only because they were fashionable at the time ? |