Example sentences of "it [is] often " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's often thought that previous attempts have failed because there are n't enough well-trained classical actors in the USA to make such a repertory company feasible , but this is increasingly not the case : American drama students are eager to train in the UK , and the percentage of successful auditions held is relatively high . |
| 2 | The region 's exposed position also means it 's often notoriously windy . |
| 3 | He 'd walk me home from school and it 's often said that he carried my ballet shoes , which sounds kind of romantic , but he actually did sometimes , if I was carrying a whole load of things . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's often like that . |
| 5 | For the outsider , however , it 's often difficult to tell whether Dublin is undergoing a prolonged rock renaissance or simply wallowing in a lazy , hand-me-down hippiedom that outlived its sell by date everywhere else . |
| 6 | It 's often the way . ’ |
| 7 | In the political world it 's often ‘ But that was an hour ago ’ . |
| 8 | It 's often Overlooked but it is probably the single most beneficial part — having a good time . |
| 9 | You learn to recognise them through experience ; it 's often an indefinable something that 's lacking . |
| 10 | In practice it 's often very hard to sustain . |
| 11 | ‘ One of the partners dies and it 's often very difficult for the one left alone with the big garden , particularly if they do n't drive . ’ |
| 12 | It 's often from untypical or casual routine events that lasting impressions are made . |
| 13 | It 's often described as a jungle , and to be totally frank , it is . |
| 14 | And that when it comes to quality , service or safety , it 's often worth spending a little more ? |
| 15 | It 's often easier to make a link with one person first , perhaps by asking their advice on a problem that 's bothering you . |
| 16 | It 's often at night that emergencies happen . |
| 17 | It 's astonishing , but it 's often the last thing couples discuss when they get married ’ , says Jane Hawksley , a counsellor for Relate in Birmingham . |
| 18 | Though it 's often debated , undergravels may not be a good choice for those who wish to grow plants . |
| 19 | As Dave suggests , it 's often more use to read up on the natural background of the fish than to read a fishkeeper 's account of breeding it . |
| 20 | And that 's true , but it 's often forgotten that some of us on this side of the fence also play professionally — they say teachers are failed musicians and I suppose many people see music journalists as those not good enough even to teach ! |
| 21 | Cutting the mids helped knock out the troublesome frequencies , but the sound did suffer , since it 's often the mid frequencies that you need to increase at higher volumes to prevent that harsh , trebly electro-acoustic sound . |
| 22 | We all surround ourselves with people who share our beliefs so that we feel comfortable , so it 's often the ‘ obvious truths ’ which we most need to question . |
| 23 | So it 's often sheer neglect on the part of the home owner that allows the thief to gain entry , and make off with your treasured possessions . |
| 24 | The average adult spends up to 300 hours a year in the bathroom , yet surprisingly , it 's often the room that receives the least attention . |
| 25 | It 's often too dangerous to have tantrums at school . |
| 26 | It 's often the result of months of chasing , and is very satisfying when that person is particularly famous , impossibly busy , or known to dislike talk shows . |
| 27 | Water resistance : little resistance to persistent rain but the fabric dries out so quickly after shows that it 's often not worth the bother of getting out your overtrousers . |
| 28 | Eastern Europe chills down and while it 's often dry , snow starts taking over from rain . |
| 29 | This can be done in the bath or the garden , but it 's often better to send your tent to the experts . |
| 30 | It 's often associated with large-scale traditional patterns used in Victorian times , but there 's a wide range of smaller-scale geometrics , as well as textures , some of which imitate natural materials like grasscloth , tree bark , woven material , etc . |