Example sentences of "people [verb] [v-ing] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much as some people hate going to school , they will frequently be glad afterwards that they were made to do so . |
| 2 | In those times people worshipped according to the cycles of nature ; they held rituals at key points of the year , and in the minds of the Charismatics they are very much associated with things like standing stones . |
| 3 | Given that resources are managed , hierarchy is explained by gains from allowing people to specialize according to their comparative advantage : in particular , those with a comparative advantage in deciding how to coordinate the diverse resources used in the firm and how to adjust this coordination in response to unforeseen changes , are assigned specialist managerial roles . |
| 4 | Voices were suddenly raised over in the crowd and people began scattering to the edges of the area , clearing the centre and falling silent . |
| 5 | As soon as we removed ourselves from eyries at Television Centre and Broadcasting House , people began saying to us that the key subject we had to look at was one of portrayal and representation on air . |
| 6 | The facade of the triangular wall supporting the roof was adorned with figures from classical mythology , so it was not long before people started referring to the loft space behind as the attic . |
| 7 | At first the streets were empty , then shops began to open and people started going to work . |
| 8 | People stared running to their doctor cut finger , where previous they would have said , oh I 'll have a an aspirin and a cup of tea . |
| 9 | People kept saying to him , ‘ Stop picking your nose , ’ and he could n't do anything about it . |
| 10 | When people start appealing to ‘ truth ’ , ‘ experience ’ and ‘ reality ’ , still more to ‘ the fundamental character of reality ’ , they imply very strongly that they know what these things are , an insight not likely to be shaken by argument . |
| 11 | It was very common that the duty wag at the time would make a little paper boat , and probably get some fat or grease from some convenient part of the ship , He would then set light to this and let it sail down the waterway whilst there was a great row of people sitting attending to their needs of nature . |
| 12 | Erm told me that they had a lot of or a lot a number of people ringing purporting to be someone asking for information , and they like to keep a log of these bogus phone calls , I then rang the patients mother and and told her what had happened as quickly as I could . |