Example sentences of "people [vb base] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But other scientists , together with indigenous leaders , stress the need to ensure that the local forest peoples benefit from their own knowledge . |
| 2 | In pressure-group politics the struggle for civil rights is controlled by the active few , while the mass of disabled people remain in their traditional passive relationship to others . |
| 3 | What people mean by their actions depends on what ideas inform their thinking . |
| 4 | As we shall show later , what people mean by their actions depends on what expectations they have about the actions of others . |
| 5 | We can begin with the crucial , if rather obvious , point that understanding what people mean by what they say is not the same as understanding the linguistic expressions they use in saying it . |
| 6 | To start with , it 's not at all clear these days what people mean by it , or even whether it exists any longer . |
| 7 | Milton departs from the biblical account which has the people suffer with their rulers . |
| 8 | In the Third World , more than 20 million people suffer from its effects . |
| 9 | What people make of them is their business , and if they have something to hide then you ca n't expect me to weep for them . ’ |
| 10 | Life is all right — it is what people make of it that is the problem . ’ |
| 11 | Robert Smith , pictured in leather jacket and spiky hair , mumbles : ‘ I 'm still not sure what people make of us . ’ |
| 12 | Robert Smith , pictured in leather jacket and spiky hair , mumbles : ‘ I 'm still not sure what people make of us . ’ |
| 13 | Get rapid responses to queries people raise in their staff meetings . |
| 14 | These people bring with them something of the evangelist 's zeal . |
| 15 | This will give you valuable insights into the kinds of skills and attitudes that young people bring with them to work and help you to understand how their needs and interests can contribute positively to the work place . |
| 16 | In class or community settings , people bring with them their life pressures and future expectations . |
| 17 | Katharine Church in her Dorset garden : the strangest people knock on her door |
| 18 | We 'll be going far away from what people expect of us . |
| 19 | You want to achieve what people expect of you . ’ |
| 20 | So when people say of someone : ‘ His smile never reached his eyes ’ , they 're being absolutely accurate . ’ |
| 21 | People say to me that I must be keeping a list of all the attacks I hear about . |
| 22 | Jones revealed : ‘ A lot of people say to me ‘ that put you on the map ’ . |
| 23 | And they are very good spinners as well , and I buy a lot of Italian yarns and people say to me why ? |
| 24 | ‘ People say to me , did you meet Picasso ? |
| 25 | Occasionally people say to me that the Government are seeking to turn health care into a business . |
| 26 | People say to me , ’ You did not pay the poll tax and could afford to pay it . ’ |
| 27 | Sometimes say people say to me can you give us |
| 28 | Er , also , we do n't forget that er , we , whilst people say to me , er we had a good year on the P S G last year and we 've had some good settlements , perhaps over the year , better than average , in the East Midlands , on the P S G. But we have so much catching up to do . |
| 29 | And you know I 've had a lot of people say to me , Oh is it just a sales call ? |
| 30 | I am a and my name is Tom people say to me your head looks like a condom . |