Example sentences of "that people [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a Christian society , it is a fundamental principle that people help each other , and that the stronger and the wealthier have an obligation to help the weaker and the poorer . |
| 2 | This information fits logically with other known factors which occurred at about the time that people began this transition , observed Harris , including spreading village life and a rapid increase in the human population . |
| 3 | Seats were so scarce that people killed each other to get them . |
| 4 | It is not the case , he will readily admit , that people follow these guidelines to the letter . |
| 5 | Mrs Thatcher saw this as the tragic side of a prosperous Britain , pointing out on the BBC news on 20 August 1989 when visiting the wreck , that people had more money nowadays , and seemed to be going out and enjoying themselves , which was why so many people were on board . |
| 6 | Despite the openness and tolerance of our company , the possession of too many layers in the organization inevitably reduces the perception of the headroom that exists , and means that people put more effort into internal argument than external achievement . |
| 7 | Indeed , looking back over the years , I have become surprised , not that people murder each other but that , given our love of bloodshed , they do n't do it more often . |
| 8 | At the same time , however , increased taxes on income mean that people derive less income for each hour they work and they may therefore decide to prefer leisure to work , i.e. work less — the substitution effect . |
| 9 | Certainly , in the group discussions ( Appendix II , section 3 ) , we found that people used this type of credit because of the ‘ service of someone coming to the house to collect ’ even when they were aware of the high cost involved . |
| 10 | One is that people think that watering down is the same as popularization . |
| 11 | ( Have you noticed how the Christians on TV are usually the ‘ wet ’ ones , like Harold in Neighbours — it 's no wonder that people think ALL Christians are wet ! ) |
| 12 | We have just heard the hon. Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) dismiss the argument that people pay more income tax and VAT if they are on high incomes . |
| 13 | and so on , so I 'm not surprised that people have these ideas about us . |
| 14 | One of the concerns that people have these days is the side effects of treatments — you cure the particular disease , but you create other problems which then go on and on . |
| 15 | I also think it 's important that people have this sort of emotional side of it taught to them as well , you 're often taught like the straight , you know , the wee sperm and the wee egg come together and you get a baby , but you do n't , not taught about the emotional side of it a lot |
| 16 | It is also worth noting that , due to the fact that people have fewer sense receptors in the neck , it is very difficult to tell when you are tensing your neck muscles and when you are not . |
| 17 | This data can quickly be transferred from one information system to another and can be combined and transformed in ways which might not otherwise be practicable ; furthermore , data held on computers is invisible and not directly intelligible so that people have more difficulty in knowing what is in the records or what is happening to them . |
| 18 | We need to develop a good strong home market , and for that we need relatively light taxation so that people have more money in their pockets to spend . |
| 19 | Unemployment may mean that people have more leisure time available but lack of money restricts the kind of activities they are able to participate in during their spare time . |