Example sentences of "people [verb] [prep] [noun] are " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most Rover V8 engines people fit to LR are 165 or 155 bhp car engines They are eligible for ARC events such as RTV Trials and to ‘ dyed in the wool ’ enthusiasts Ford is a four letter word ! |
| 2 | Lastly , just as people looking for jobs are advised to ask around and find out about prospects through the grapevine rather than from official sources , employers too , where appropriate , can let it be known that they are looking for a certain sort of employee . |
| 3 | The highest concentrations of divorced people living with parents are to be found among men whose parents live in local authority accommodation . |
| 4 | Practical support at the time at which young people raised in care are forced to leave their residential homes to help them settle into satisfactory new home environments , perhaps by helping them to get flats with friends or places in small half-way hostels with friends and supplying a realistic preparation for independent living , might avoid many difficulties . |
| 5 | ‘ We know that people suffering from arthritis are often left in the dark about the disease , ’ ARC 's regional organising secretary Debbie Enright said . |
| 6 | This is due probably to the fact that people suffering from aphasia are more likely to come to the attention of a neurologist than individuals suffering from certain kinds of right hemisphere damage which may pass unnoticed by the individual himself such that he does not seek medical attention or is not referred for neurological investigation . |
| 7 | The police say the majority of people dealing in ecstasy are smart , entrepreneurial types selling to young naive people and they 're charging massive prices for what may be ecstasy , but could be something far more dangerous . |
| 8 | Over half of the people involved in agriculture are self-employed , compared with 10% in industry and 15% in the services sector . |
| 9 | Local people terrorised by joyriders are worried now that some may take the law into their own hands . |
| 10 | It has been estimated that as many as 10% of old people admitted to hospital are there as a direct result of drugs prescribed by their GP ( Age Concern , 1977 ) , and Phillipson ( 1982 ) suggests that much over-prescription of drugs is a conscious attempt to control the medical demands on the health service by older people . |
| 11 | At the World Bank and IMF , most of the people working on Africa are said to believe privately that there is no long-term alternative . |