Example sentences of "people are [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I 'm not sure how many people are led to Jesus Christ through sermons . |
2 | ‘ It 's ridiculous the way people are appointed to jobs , ’ Charlie was saying . |
3 | Irrespective of personal efforts to maintain safety , all people are exposed to dangers — natural forces as well as man-made hazards — which are inherent in the environment and which the individual is impotent to control or eliminate . |
4 | In addition to these , many people are exposed to fumes at work — from industrial processes , photocopier machines or dry cleaning solvents , for example . |
5 | In this context , people are said to practice female mutilation as a habit . |
6 | erm if people are restored to confidence , feel that they are able to travel , that of course reduces the number of people who are going to stay in this country and have their holidays here , and Stan , if I can come back to you , I mean we it is almost arguing against the point that you were making a few moments ago that , you know , you want people to stay in this country . |
7 | It is not the case that whenever we become a member of a civil society , a body politic , that we are so to speak signing the social contract erm think of it erm a little bit like erm a social club erm East Biddock Old Comrades Club was actually established in the way Locke describes , you know , a group of citizens of East Biddock came together and decided to establish a social club subsequently of course all sorts of people are admitted to membership of East Biddock Old Comrades Club but that as a process which , although very similar to the original contract of establishment , is n't actually erm the same , you know , they 're not actually re-establishing the civil society , they 're joining one that already exists . |
8 | While democratic governments are giving away the Empire which our fathers won , our people are abandoned to poverty and unemployment . |
9 | That is why people are attracted to horror books , because it makes us feel part of the action for a little time but yet we can get out of it as soon as we desire . |
10 | Many people are attracted to Yugoslavia because it offers such great value for money . |
11 | People are attracted to jobs which suit their goal priorities . |
12 | It may be that people are drawn to journalism because of this negativity — the chance to cut everyone else down to size to make themselves feel better . |
13 | Coach crash … more than fifty people are taken to hospital . |
14 | They set fire to houses and some of the younger people are taken to prison and tortured for information about the Shanti Bahini ( there are now about 2,000 tribal people in prison without trial ) . |