Example sentences of "than a [noun sg] [prep] people " in BNC.
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| 1 | Little more than a handful of people have died there in 22 years of the ‘ troubles ’ . |
| 2 | But though such temperate-zone parasites can be unpleasant and dangerous — Lyme disease can kill — they rarely affect more than a handful of people . |
| 3 | And the aim is that the conversations are going to be anonymous and they are trying to compile a dictionary of words that people actually use , rather than a dictionary for people who do crosswords . |
| 4 | Although my hand may be bigger than a lot of people 's , it 's still a hand — it 's not a block of wood . |
| 5 | At work , emotional needs are stronger than a lot of people realise ; by letting people know that you have them , and identifying theirs , you can gain influence . |
| 6 | I feel I commit myself more than a lot of people . |
| 7 | ‘ No more than a lot of people . |
| 8 | But that 's probably more than a lot of people did , and everyone 's being urged to use condoms , but how many people are actually given any instruction on how to use them ? |
| 9 | You have a loving family ; that 's more than a lot of people get . ’ |
| 10 | Manager Frank Gray said : ‘ I think the standard of the Third Division is higher than a lot of people expected . |
| 11 | I 've always been skiing with my parents , so I 've been to America to visit friends , and that 's not been like sightseeing , or something , and I just have n't been anywhere , and erm , I mean , I suppose I 've been to a lot more countries than a lot of people who 've , you know , there 's a lot of people who have n't |
| 12 | And that 's more space than a lot of people would like . |
| 13 | There are few more poignant sights than a group of people who are desperate to walk up a mountain , standing with their hands in pockets and feet in slippers , gazing out the window at weather that looks like television interference . |