Example sentences of "the [noun] people [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know how the customs people work these things out , but I have never paid import duties on these overseas postal purchases . |
| 2 | It consists of verifiable events which took place in the past and the stories people tell each other to explain how they come to be where they are . |
| 3 | After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact , the Bush people did some thinking of their own . |
| 4 | You should by now have received a final version of the script for Project Video ( strong pressure form the sales people to use this title ! ) , a shooting schedule and call sheets . |
| 5 | Did the crofting people have any special name for the the tinkers ? |
| 6 | particularly if you can supplement this and , and show how it erm fits into the way people discuss these issues , you know here 's some real talk , here 's some real quotes , you know , er stuff like that , it can look quite yeah , yeah , great . |
| 7 | But although figures released by the Home Office today show some grounds for optimism , robbery and burglary , the crimes people fear most , are still on the increase . |