Example sentences of "people [vb base] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | that people tend to see a meeting as having to be really , oh it 's got ta be at ten to five , it 's got ta |
| 2 | Also higher property transfer taxes and commision rates make selling a house a much less attractive option in Europe so people tend to treat a house as a long term home rather than as an investment . |
| 3 | Having their receptors overstimulated is something people tend to like a lot . |
| 4 | Licensee Richard Salmon says : ‘ En suite is an absolute essential and business people expect to have a phone in the room . |
| 5 | People say having a baby ruins your life , and talk about what you could have done in a job and that . |
| 6 | People hear within the market place that , that we give good training , that we do develop people and it does attract good people to join us does n't it , whereas very few people want to join a company where you go nowhere , where you 're not given any training you stay in the same job for ten years and it does nothing for you . |
| 7 | Many people want to leave a legacy to a charity they have supported all their lives . |
| 8 | People want to sustain a sense of being in control , of still having a contribution to make . |
| 9 | If people want to think a song is about them , it does n't bother me . |
| 10 | Less extreme , but also narcissistic in their need for reflection of the self , some people manage to find a member of the opposite sex who , despite difference of gender , is in physical terms remarkably , even strangely , like them . |
| 11 | There are readings throughout the Christian Bible which give help to people who are tense , lonely , bereaved , concerned for others or have a weakness in faith and about hundreds of other things and from these readings many people begin to see a way out of their problem . |
| 12 | Also , the UK Customs people seem to have a penchant for opening packages with disks in , and whilst I 've never heard of anything going missing from such a package , they never seem to have grasped the idea that magnets and x-rays do n't mix well with floppy disks . |
| 13 | I think it is appalling , quite atrocious — some people seem to have a death wish . ’ |
| 14 | Bob Hughes : ‘ Some people seem to have a death wish ’ |
| 15 | Some people like to use a card for each question at this stage so that it is simple to move questions about as it seems desirable to order and re-order them in the best sequence . |
| 16 | The ceremony is much shorter than a religious one so many people like to hold a service of blessing afterwards . |
| 17 | Most elderly people like to make a cup of tea for a visitor , and this should always be accepted with pleasure ; for eating and drinking with somebody else is another of life 's important shared experiences , of which they are deprived if they live alone . |
| 18 | A lot of people drink but it 's unfortunate because I am famous and well known people try to have a dig at that side of it . |
| 19 | and blind people go wait a minute you know , I want to go to this and I want to go to that |
| 20 | . Can I just ask the other question perhaps which is relevant when people do make a contribution if they actually identify themselves so that may be useful if actually know who people are representing themselves or representing an organisation . |
| 21 | and if you leave a message it will be dealt with and people do leave a message , whereas before when it just said I 'm sorry I 'm not available they did n't they just put the phone down . |
| 22 | The fact that people do get a lot of . |
| 23 | Even if young people do obtain a home in the privately rented sector , it is nearly always a transient tenure whether they are married or not . |
| 24 | How many of you people do use a lot of written communications ? |
| 25 | But then people do have a thing about first albums . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ People do have a fascination with that , do n't they ? |
| 27 | Can I sorry could I could I take obviously take some question people wish to ask a question because I think it 's important that before people start drifting away we actually bring the meeting to some conclusion and determine where we 're gon na go with the meeting once it 's actually passed . |
| 28 | A few people wish to arrange a burial without the help of a funeral director . |
| 29 | It may be that people wish to satisfy a number of needs at the same time . |
| 30 | Some people prefer to carry a stove in an outside pocket , particularly if it is liquid-fuelled , to prevent other gear from becoming contaminated . |