Example sentences of "people were [vb pp] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In what was seen as a serious challenge to President Daniel arap Moi 's government , four days of rioting in which more than 20 people were killed followed a rally held on July 7 by advocates of political reform . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm interested in checking the times when various people were seen to leave the party . ’ |
| 3 | A further 57 people were detained bringing the number interviewed to more than 1,000 since Operation Bumblebee began in January . |
| 4 | Mr Spurgeon and Mr Spurgeon 's people were determined to have a great chapel . ’ |
| 5 | In the 1977 US survey , people were asked to give the order of importance that they attached to various different types of disclosure information about credit terms , and more ( 62 per cent ) mentioned APRs first than even the size of their monthly payment ( which was judged the next most important ) . |
| 6 | People were appointed to co-ordinate the work of remedial teachers in schools . |
| 7 | Only three people were allowed to make a phone call each week , which meant sometimes you had to wait your turn for weeks . |
| 8 | Hundreds of people were expected to attend the service for Mr Peacock , who died in his teenage daughter 's arms minutes after UVF gunmen shot him in the back at his north Belfast house . |
| 9 | So the Old Testament people were commanded to give a proportion of their talents and money to God as love offerings , thank offerings , sin offerings . |