Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] people [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Community workshops and trades and crafts get used where people have space to practise the crafts at home ; people practise the crafts at home , where there are community workshops to attract them to meet , learn , use common equipment , and compare work . |
| 2 | During this trial by ordeal the restaurant was almost empty although people kept arriving and being turned away because : ‘ There are no tables . ’ |
| 3 | but I do n't , I did n't like this if people did n't like what I , there was other women |
| 4 | Things 'd be much easier if people did n't make it so complicated . |
| 5 | I usually call myself half German because people get so fed up with all the Germans who say they 're Austrian . ’ |
| 6 | One manager with experience in the Clydeside shipyards told me : ‘ We 're union free because people trust the managers . |
| 7 | This region was one of those most affected by the depopulation of villages and hamlets , several having recently been enclosed ; large numbers of poor in parts point to consequent loss of employment , although it is not clear whether people had actually been turned off the land or the townships had gradually contracted . |
| 8 | And I said is my caravan being cleaned weekly as people go out if they 've got it for a fortnight fortnightly . |
| 9 | You become embarrassed when people compliment you : ‘ Oh it was nothing really ’ . |
| 10 | For he is embarrassed when people overhear him . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , but that would have become progressively more risky as people began to stir . ’ |
| 12 | It is at times like this when people begin to lose the true principles of religion as they become too involved and so wars begin . |
| 13 | ‘ Talent is a rare thing , not as universal as people seem to think — creativity is not something that can be taught , ’ she says . |
| 14 | There is an increasing number of low- and no-alcohol beers , lagers and wines on the market — they taste good , look good and are becoming more and more socially acceptable as people realise the dangers of taking too much alcohol . |
| 15 | However , when sugar is present without much fat or indeed with none , as in a packet of fruit pastilles or some light desserts like crème caramel , the calorie cost is often lower than people imagine . |
| 16 | It was just that the problems were far bigger than people realized . |
| 17 | It would be even nicer if people remembered that the way you feed your baby is a matter of personal choice . |
| 18 | Last night Mr Portillo said the phrase ‘ full compensation ’ was meaningless because people lived in different homes in different circumstances and that there were too many variable factors that made it impossible to give a specific figure at present . |
| 19 | A spokesman for Brixham coastguard said : ‘ It is very dangerous because people have to scramble down the cliffs and then onto the boat and then they have to get off carrying whatever they have nicked . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's very sad because people love to see me wearing the chains , particularly children and old folk , ’ said Coun Wood . |
| 21 | Compulsory retirement for all at a fixed age is no longer appropriate as people live longer and healthier lives . |
| 22 | She says she 's most nervous when people come to her door in the evening — salespeople for instance — night-time calls can be very disturbing . |
| 23 | Under Labour , people in a house worth £200,000 must pay five times as much as people living in a £40,000 house , regardless of regional disparities or anything else . |
| 24 | Gray gets just as incensed when people criticise Wright 's character . |
| 25 | This worked very well , but in 1988 people were pushing in from the sides instead of joining the queues , and tempers were becoming frayed and the situation somewhat dangerous as people trampled over the numerous electricity cables and water pipes . |
| 26 | You can also play this with a number of boards , but it is best to avoid tagging each other by board contact , which becomes rather dangerous as people start ramming each other . |
| 27 | ‘ It is not as easy as people imagine , ’ he said . |
| 28 | I get very alarmed when people plan to shed all they 've got for this fleeting , ephemeral happiness . |
| 29 | Well it 's very sad when people have unhappy relationships as we 've had described to us . |
| 30 | A strong leader is one who is not afraid of listening as people open up . |