Example sentences of "[n mass] of [noun prp] do not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We know the people of Europe do n't want this . |
| 2 | Does the Minister recognise that the people of Wolverhampton do not regard the Secretary of State for the Environment as environmentally benign , certainly over the problems that they face with the new standard spending assessment announced in the past few days — |
| 3 | If the people of Sussex did not support the church in the middle ages with overmuch piety , nor did they reject it openly . |
| 4 | ‘ The people of Philadelphia do n't want this type of film , ’ declared its District Attorney , ‘ It 's dirt for dirt 's sake . ’ |
| 5 | Her pre-emptive and impressive words to a senior politician were ‘ The people of Hampstead do n't want an actress , they want a member of parliament . ’ |
| 6 | It is important to be clear that the people of Denmark did not vote for a modification of the Treaty , as is sometimes suggested . |
| 7 | It 's obvious that the people of Skegness do not want to give . |
| 8 | But while they 're saving bus fares and travelling in the comfort of a car , the people of Stroud do n't care how long the war goes on . |
| 9 | The people of Wales do not take kindly — |
| 10 | The people of Wales do not believe the right hon. Gentleman 's protestations about the so-called council tax . |
| 11 | As for the meeting , it wo n't make a blind bit of difference and the people of Darlington do n't care anyway . |