Example sentences of "a few people [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He added : ‘ A few people had their eyes opened . |
| 2 | ‘ What 's it to thee ? ’ someone shouted , but already a few people had backed away from the horse , moving to a safer distance . |
| 3 | After a few people had played , my turn arrived . |
| 4 | These books show us a great adventure that only a few people undertake and finish . |
| 5 | The Club evenings have been well-attended so far , despite a few people receiving the new programme rather late ( our apologies ! ) . |
| 6 | ‘ A few people told me it could n't be done but the prep races all fitted into his programme and we would hope to do something along similar lines next time . |
| 7 | A few people come up to C and congratulate him on the gig , but as he watches the dancefloor ( the three Clockwork Orange clones are getting down ) , he looks vaguely perplexed . |
| 8 | Only a few people knew about them . |
| 9 | Not surprisingly , it was another early closure , with only a few people living nearby . |
| 10 | We were n't charged anything for the food , so we were there as guests , although everybody else was working but we was given the most comfortable er room to stay , so it , there were quite a few people living there because of this reason , that er people coming from outside looking for a job , they would automatically er obtain the accommodation without being charged for it . |
| 11 | A few people stared . |
| 12 | One of the problems a few people said clear the ditches , well that 's not true we , there is a , there is a , the law is erm very er diverse on this subject , it 's er in certain cases , it 's landowners , the farmers erm and that those have been neglected , we 're paying the cost of really complacency . |
| 13 | Before I do that let me just digress and say one word about books , I 've had a few people ask me about books erm I gather that the distinguished Durham bookshops have sold out of my wonderful book but I gather that lorries are hurtling up motorways with |
| 14 | There was n't any huge promotion or hype about the whole workwear thing as some people are suggesting , because it was all about a few people picking up on it and then promoting it off their own back . |
| 15 | A few people develop severe anxiety and depression in response to this stress , and may require treatment . |
| 16 | A few people take elocution or voice projection and control lessons , but this is usually because they are interested in a career on the stage , rather than because they want to improve their communication skills . |
| 17 | After watching a few people jumping and getting caught up in the excitement and atmosphere , I decided I would love to have a shot , much to the family 's amazement and Sandy 's amusement . |
| 18 | It was in a narrow side street and there were only a few people watching . |
| 19 | A few people know about that and it makes them angry — Todd 's one of them — but they ca n't allow anything to happen to you . |
| 20 | Only a few people know . |
| 21 | If you have a few people taking orders for the same goods , you must be sure that one does n't commit the firm to a big shipment when another has just sold the last of the stock . |
| 22 | I think mostly erm , I think that the audits have gone erm , very well actually erm , people are following the procedures and they are at times , they are a little bit slipping up erm , enquiries seem to be an area and filling in the enquiry form properly and making sure that it is copied to the divisional enquiry file erm , a few people fell down on that erm , but in most cases the procedures were followed virtually to a letter . |
| 23 | Anyway , Davy came along and Steve Marriot also came along on that day , because quite a few people heard about it , as we put the word out at the Giaconda Cafe in Denmark Street . |
| 24 | It 's been an encouraging response , quite a few people remember seeing him here . |
| 25 | Others work better late at night , while a few people prefer to be up early in the morning and study before they go to work . |
| 26 | There were a few people passing . |
| 27 | If the winning shot ever comes from a longbow again , quite a few people thought it would mean the end of that meeting and adjournment to the pub to spend the rest of the day celebrating ! |
| 28 | A few people thought I was making a living in something other than fashion , if you see what I mean . ’ |
| 29 | Despite a major publicity campaign , only a few people thought they 'd seen her or even spoken to her . |
| 30 | When Liverpool beat them 7-1 in a pre-season friendly a few months ago I think a few people thought the Prenton bubble had burst . |