Example sentences of "there [be] [n mass] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There were people throwing glasses around and men urinating in our gardens . |
| 2 | In the hazy distance there were people riding horses , strung out along the waterline . |
| 3 | There were people taking drugs at that party , I could smell it . ’ |
| 4 | There were people bringing baking before going to work ; people carrying in the food given by our friends in City Centre businesses ; and ladies from St. Mary 's R.C. Cathedral arriving for duty in the Undercroft ; so many other helpers too , reminding me of Nan Munn 's immortal lines , ‘ each to their stations/We 're ready for the off/Where is John Gibson/Where 's my tin box ’ ; people handing in contributions ; Miss Cameron 's chauffeur , with dog collar instead of peaked cap , delivering her , before his car took up its privileged position for the Week in the Standard Life car park ; and last , and most important , the good friends in the community who came to support us . |
| 5 | ‘ Everywhere there were people selling things . |
| 6 | Now there were people putting hoods or sweaters or newspapers over their heads and running for the entrance . |
| 7 | Well now , what they 've done something which I think if there as I said to you in the first place , if they 'd have run their cards played their cards right , they could have said to that fellow ‘ look you 've got no rights to be here , we never gave you planning ’ what 's wrong with this planning people , they step here and they step there , there 's people do things without planning permission , they do nothing at all about it , if I was to go and stick something up in my front garden , they 'd come along and say ‘ hey , . ’ |