Example sentences of "of people the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few qualified their reluctance by adding that much would depend on what kind of people the parents were , for example , disruptive or stable . |
| 2 | For the majority of people the response to an odour is instantaneous , disappearing immediately the odorant is removed . |
| 3 | The Zombies take on the appearance of people the adventurers know ( and preferably care about or at least like ) and reach forward to them as if in greeting . |
| 4 | And this one from a most complimentary lady in Northampton : ‘ I hope the programme will give lots of people the determination to persevere as you did . |
| 5 | One reason there is so little change in most traditional bureaucratic organizations , I argue , is that they have conditioned out of people the willingness to stand up for a new idea . |
| 6 | Sir , — I believe to the majority of people the addition of VAT to domestic fuel bills will be as welcome as a large hole in a lifeboat would be . |
| 7 | What seems to be important is the number of people the housewife sees . |
| 8 | It can tell us : What sort of people the characters are Why they behave as they do What they are thinking |
| 9 | To pretend otherwise if , in effect , to deny millions of people the right to effective control over vital subjects directly affecting their lives , like monetary policy , environmental dangers and , arguably at least , defence . |
| 10 | At the time of the writing of this book there is still fresh in the minds of people the world over , memories of the Falklands War . |
| 11 | Before , it had been a game ; now in this room full of people the future altered , it was like a never-ending series of Russian dolls opening out , each the same , yet different . |