Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [to-vb] [prep] people " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I do look for opportunities to talk to people about God but I , I certainly think that you have to wait for the right opportunity because , if people are ill or very down , then it often is n't the right time when they 're vulnerable erm to try and erm talk to them about something . |
| 2 | Together with continuing anti-conscription demonstrations in Lithuania , this had prompted Defence Minister Marshal Dmitry Yazov on Nov. 27 to announce sweeping new powers for troops to fire on people harassing them or attacking bases , and to seize installations if vital supplies were threatened . |
| 3 | That 's without mentioning how important it is for Suede to hurtle into people 's lives … |
| 4 | I had left my mother and father and husband to go alone to a place which was completely unknown to me in order to live with people who were equally unknown . |
| 5 | And as more and more people tune in and switch off , so everything else has to become more like TV in order to appeal to people who have become unable to tune into anything else . |
| 6 | If too much is spent on buildings , not enough can be spent on personnel to care for people . |
| 7 | On the verge of tears , Mr Wolk went on television to appeal to people to refrain from taking to the streets , and urged them instead to keep a lit candle in their window . |