Example sentences of "[verb] people [verb] and [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very busy though , you 've always got people come and walk backwards and forwards . |
| 2 | Because the one thing I do establish I tell people come and talk to me when you 've got a car . |
| 3 | Yes , I must admit I had one or two people going up the loo and looking , I mean people stop and look when we first had all the stuff outside , you know , what you doing in there ? |
| 4 | That was quite funny because it was our first Christmas down there and I was saying to the housekeeper that I I would n't mind having people come and stay and not a problem because we 've got a lovely cooker and we 're going to bring our microwave down from . |
| 5 | She does preconceived things to get people upset and get their attention and it 's working . |
| 6 | ‘ For more than four hours Tally and I lounged around in the carry-out , talking , drinking coffee , watching people come and go , watching other hangers-on as they bantered with the waitresses , horsed around among themselves , or danced to the juke-box . |
| 7 | And you do n't , for instance , produce a piece of work with a group of students , say … to be performed in front of other people , thinking it 's lousy , and then have people come and tell you that it 's wonderful . |