Example sentences of "by people who [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed easier to do right by a people who wanted nothing than by peoples who clamoured for what you were not at all sure you wanted to give them . |
| 2 | Played by people who keep so busy with minute details that they always seem harassed . |
| 3 | Some readers may remember attending the building when it was St Mary 's Junior School , indeed many nostalgic , even misty-eyed visits are made to the building by people who remember the school as it was many years ago . |
| 4 | I am afflicted today by people who prepare their supplementaries and do not bother to listen to the answers . |
| 5 | A large proportion of important innovations are brought about by people who step outside of conventional categories or traditional assumptions . |
| 6 | And as I say , if it was done in a very civilized way by people who 'd perhaps learnt to smile or somehow turn this , what must be a minor offence , into a minor occasion , erm I think it , it might actually ease relationships . |
| 7 | The Railway was purchased by The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society , formed by people who wished to re-open the line , which they did in 1968 . |
| 8 | Considerations that are given deliberative priority in order to secure reliability constitute obligations ; corresponding to those obligations are rights , possessed by people who benefit from the obligations . |
| 9 | It is not necessary to go to the lengths of the British Airways new Four Corners shops , where the travel element can hardly be distinguished through an Ali Baba 's cave of irrelevant merchandise , but only to set up efficient systems run by people who know what they 're talking about and who can make time to understand what their travellers want , like Trailfinders with their honest bucket-shop approach , or the STA chain with its expertise in student travel . |
| 10 | MES : ‘ I think it 's quite sympathetic , compared to the glorification by people who know nowt about soccer . |
| 11 | There is hardly a mainstream sport in this country controlled by people who know what they are doing . |
| 12 | Contamination of blood and its products for medical use has been virtually eliminated by the testing of blood for antibodies to HIV , by heating blood products to kill HIV and by voluntary withdrawal from blood donation by people who know , or think , they have been at risk of HIV infection . |
| 13 | Organizations are managed by people who know the business and know how the various aspects of the business are related and how they operate . |
| 14 | Without expert encouragement by people who know how to handle public relations , like Charles Aught , they may not even know they want anything . |
| 15 | ‘ Prompt , Miss , ’ he said and seemed gone at once , leaving her only halfway up the steps , with the great door still to negotiate , not to mention a butler and a huge hall beyond and all the alarming noise made by people who know each other very well . |
| 16 | Always remember that programs are tested by people who know how to use them . |
| 17 | Right Said Fred tread a fine line between sex and seaside postcard humour ; they are the late Benny Hill with a personal fitness instructor , somewhere between gay disco and Club 18–30. and ‘ I 'm Too sexy ’ is a great record , not least because it 's a piss-take of people who fancy themselves sung by people who fancy themselves . |
| 18 | He told me how he 'd been conned three times that week by people who took ten-quid rides , then said they had n't any cash but offered to leave a watch with him while they went inside ( usually a block of flats ) to get some dosh . |
| 19 | By and large , the Assembly became populated by people who went to Strasbourg because they were interested in Europe and unity , while ministers have represented national governments to which they are responsible . |
| 20 | Questions like this may be asked by people who assume that you have the same sort of lifestyle as they do , or who are clumsily trying to find out whether you do . |
| 21 | Comment : Sometimes mistakenly done to create commonality by people who assume that others share their grievances . |
| 22 | Three journalists who went to investigate the shooting were abducted at gun point by people who said they were police officers . |
| 23 | Today at the fringe meeting where seventy odd people attended , I 've been inundated by people who 've come forward and said we wan na raise it , we wan na put instructions on the machines that dispense these . |
| 24 | They say that monkeys are often badly treated by people who bring them into the country without really understanding how to care for them . |
| 25 | I think a lot of people are getting too excited about a technology which is which has been dreamed up by people who wish it would happen rather than prove it can happen . |
| 26 | We give birth surrounded by people who reflect our own fear that we will lose control and that our animal self will burst forth noisily and messily . |
| 27 | The charter says these positions should be filled by people who reflect the population in terms of race , gender , sexuality , and disability . |
| 28 | It will undoubtedly be somewhat unpleasant if they refuse , but you may have fought long and hard to gain acceptance and this should not be too jeopardised by people who seek to undo your good work . |
| 29 | The decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in London International College v Sen is to be welcomed by lawyers , CAB workers , Trade Union advisors and in particular by people who seek and rely on the advice of the above . |
| 30 | He said Dr Runcie was being attacked by people who had not read the article in its entirety . |