Example sentences of "the people [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In reality , Scotland 's premier stadium-fillers have always striven for scale on a windswept , neo-Celtic level ; grand dreams , grander schemes , the proverbial men of the people reaching for the impossible . |
| 2 | On the Alpha , DEC said that roll-out of Alpha-based systems continues on schedule but that because it is a major programme , it will continue to take several quarters to implement fully — and rather than talk numbers of machines or orders , the company chose to focus on the people writing for the thing , saying that more than 500 Alpha AXP applications from partners and 50 software products are available today . |
| 3 | It is touching but rather embarrassing that after the film the rest of the people waited for the foreign quests to leave first , and clapped us when we went out . |
| 4 | My horse is kept at a lovely yard 13 miles away : too far for many people 's choice , but the facilities and the people compensate for the 20 minute drive . |
| 5 | Yeah , I know it puts more work back on the people asking for the money , but if , if that went ahead , and they it up , and the whole lot came down . |
| 6 | The people heading for the square were mostly men although there were a few women , dressed in black . |