Example sentences of "people [vb base] that [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People say that having no children was/is a blessing . |
| 2 | Some people say that lurking in its depths is a fish so dangerous that oarsmen venture out at their peril . |
| 3 | It 's not what people say that gives 'em away , it 's what they do . ’ |
| 4 | Some people say that trotting on the roads helps harden the horse 's legs while others maintain that too much trotting mean too much concussion on legs and feet ; I follow the latter view and so we stayed in walk with the occasional gentle trot uphill . |
| 5 | For example , although many people hold that pasteurized milk wo n't make acceptable cheese of any kind , the Italian-owned Milkflower factory which produces such delicious fresh ricotta cheese — a traditional Italian whey cheese — right here in the centre of London ( in Percy Mews , W.I , to be exact ) uses ordinary Marketing Board milk . |
| 6 | And though most people hold that working in any kind of job is better than not working , it is equally important , and not just for individuals but for society as a whole , that children should be educated so that they can find satisfaction outside their work as well as within it , in things other than paid work . |
| 7 | Some people worry that feeding the birds is somehow unnatural , but gardens are No more unnatural than much of the British landscape , and the birds which visit our gardens are merely demonstrating the natural behaviour of flocking to exploit the sudden abundance of a source of food , whether it 's a heavy infestation of caterpillars or seeds and nuts put out on the lawn . |
| 8 | In fact , I do n't get asked to do sessions any more , probably because people assume that playing in Status Quo you 've got to be shit — a three-chord wonder — which is a really poor attitude on their part . |
| 9 | Many disabled people believe that encouraging a disability culture can only reinforce negative images of ‘ disability ’ — that is , they have not questioned the tragedy view of disability and when they think of a disability culture they assume that this must mean art forms which only present the negative side of disabled living . |
| 10 | Some people believe that hearing the results of opinion polls before an election sways individuals towards the winning candidate . |
| 11 | Quite a few people argue that managed competition is nothing more than a compromise , cobbled together to make sure that the mighty insurers and high-tech hospitals stay in business . |
| 12 | Why do people think that inserting a candle into something they have no further use for renders it an indispensable household utensil instead of litter they should be taking home in their rucksacks ? |
| 13 | Some people think that holding the wing down or putting a tyre on the wing will stop the glider blowing over . |
| 14 | A lot of people think that round here , several of us did it in my street because we wanted to get away . |
| 15 | FROGS : Some people think that knowing about frogs is important . |
| 16 | Some people think that having reasons for faith is an insult to God , as if we were desperately grubbing around for make-shift reasons to believe in him . |
| 17 | Some people think that persevering for 13 years with the policy of playing 11 right wingers could be a mistake . |
| 18 | Many people think that working in showbusiness is an easy glamourous job . |
| 19 | A PEOPLE campaign that reveals the desperate queue for transplants — and why it is happening |