Example sentences of "often [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disputes often arose between various parishes and during the reign of Henry VIII there was a dispute between Henry Johnson , Vicar of Halling 1534–45 and John Wildbore Master of Strood hospital , concerning the proportion of tithes each should receive . |
| 2 | But this had been increasingly called into question : women campaigned for equality , divorced people and unmarried parents became more assertive , and theologians showed that what had been claimed as universal truths often arose from particular cultures and societies . |
| 3 | In the golden days of cinema , feuds often erupted between roguish directors and powerful studio heads . |
| 4 | The police more often came under physical attack and began to respond with a steadily escalating counter-violence . |
| 5 | The 1970s and 1980s also saw the rise of institutional shareholders who often acted on similar information and hence took similar buy or sell decisions . |
| 6 | During the next three and a half years I often thought of this meal and of the amount I had to leave on my plate because I could not eat any more . |
| 7 | Balls often fell into dense cover and if too much time was wasted in retrieval other golfers were delayed . |
| 8 | Both Soviet and hostile critics observed subsequently that in the eyes of the people Living Church members often looked like Soviet agents and opportunists . |
| 9 | She often slipped into black unconsciousness and awoke later with a roaring headache . |
| 10 | Throughout her adventurous journeys she kept careful notes of her experiences , from which it is clear that , although she often stayed in grand hotels and the mansions of her friends , she was also prepared to sleep in monasteries , roadside inns , and , if necessary , peasants ' cottages or even in her own carriage . |