Example sentences of "people [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Oakeshott , politics is ‘ the activity of attending to the arrangements of a set of people whom chance or choice have brought together ’ . |
| 2 | Mahathir , opening the meeting , denounced the imposition of democratic or human rights conditions , saying that this could have the effect of hurting people whom aid was intended to help . |
| 3 | We could make it worse by insisting on the sort of minimum conditions put forward by the Labour party , conditions that would disadvantage the very people whom Labour says they are designed to protect . |
| 4 | I find that actually speaking to people my dad , mum and dad , well my mum works in an office , my dad works in a factory , and they 've always been very much sort of you know go out and get your education and |
| 5 | I mean there 's people my size that are probably faster than our fastest bloke at the club . |
| 6 | But like many Chinese people my friend would be terrified to live abroad . |
| 7 | I 've seen more of life than the majority of people my age . |
| 8 | June Wilson , 65 in July : ‘ I do n't mind telling people my age at all , but you should always have the right to refuse if you do n't want to . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Right , ’ Emily said firmly , ‘ let me have a list of the best customers and a list of the people my father owes money to . ’ |
| 10 | Human social behaviour is certainly not a subject to describe in mathematical formulas ; and to some people its study is not a ‘ true ’ science . |
| 11 | The Coronation helped to make TV respectable , in addition to simply showing people its potential . |
| 12 | For some disabled people their experience of dependence makes independence difficult to achieve . |
| 13 | " You ca n't live with them and you ca n't live without them " may sum up for many public relations people their relationship with the media . |
| 14 | You 've got to fight people their way . ’ |
| 15 | Success has been own when we have given our people their head : when their natural skills , talents , energy , thrift and inventiveness have been released , not suppressed . |
| 16 | But the most dramatic moments came at the special ‘ informal ’ sessions held to allow ordinary people their say . |
| 17 | For some people their whole working lives so far have been one scheme to the next , never getting any really worthwhile training and never being paid a decent wage . |
| 18 | Yet for most people their MP is not exactly a conspicuous person . |
| 19 | There is no doubt that Shetlanders ' images of social class vary extensively from individual to individual ( typically in relation to the ‘ things ’ which are thought to ‘ give ’ people their class , and the elements which are thought to be consequence of class membership ) . |
| 20 | In this relationship God forgives his people their sin . |
| 21 | For many people their family life is positively harmful and , probably for the majority of people , their experiences with families bring a good deal of pain as well as pleasure . |
| 22 | He was n't allowed to work that day , so people turned up in a white shirt and tie and looking smart , they had to wear uniforms even a cap but unfortunately nowadays , although a lot of the I have seen quite a few people their uniform has changed since I left , but erm they do come to work in very very casual work now . |
| 23 | You 've got to see people their side . |
| 24 | But it sometimes helps if you remind key people which side their bread is buttered on , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 25 | When , when this was first suggested erm was couple of questions came back and Selwyn and I spoke about it , was the fact that w are there or would there be any recriminations for people who kind of belong to any Neighbourhood Watch , like a brick through a window or , or , because anybody who saw erm that programme on television |
| 26 | Howard explains , hesitatingly , about how he is trying to establish contact , through parties like this , with as wide a cross-section as possible of people who sort of share his views about the world , and to act as a sort of focus of dissent and as a sort of clearing-house for sort of new ideas . |
| 27 | Yes , I think we may be using the , because the opposing team always bring a lot of people and we never have any supporters , somehow , so erm , er we 're very pleased if people who sort of spread that about a bit . |
| 28 | At the moment you do I take it you 're recording people who sort of ring up say I 'm interested you send out a package to them you record them |
| 29 | And I think it sort of paid off in making people feel in the town during the year that they had a mayor , that the ceremonial actually meant something and related to them , and certainly I still find tremendous numbers of people who sort of come along and invite you to things — people who before would have probably said ‘ Oh it 's a waste of money ’ , and I think we did quite a lot to change that attitude . |
| 30 | And certainly I still find tremendous numbers of people who sort of come along and invite you to things , people who before would have probably said , ‘ Oh , it 's a waste of money , ’ and I think we did quite a lot to , to change that attitude . |