Example sentences of "people be [v-ing] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paula Wilson , regional publicity officer for the RSPCA , said : ‘ We 've never known a time like it in years , people are ringing us every day asking to take animals off their hands , they just ca n't afford to keep them . ’ |
| 2 | People who think they 're being persecuted always think people are paying them a great deal of attention so they come to believe that they must in a sense be very important people , ’ he said . |
| 3 | Her people are giving her a car for Christmas — Susan , you 're not listening ! ’ |
| 4 | In supporting our own active participation in , and control over our own affairs , such people are giving us the right kind of help . |
| 5 | I could not get over the fact that people were giving me the responsibility of telling them how to get me up , and that I could choose what time I went to bed ! |
| 6 | ‘ In Bishopsgate there was a man lying on the ground and other people were giving him the kiss of life . ’ |
| 7 | A recent revival of enthusiasm for Gaelic among both lots of people is giving them a rare common interest . |