Example sentences of "often [vb pp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This model of working-class culture as pathological or deficient is often given a holistic twist and linked to notions of ‘ necessary false consciousness ’ . |
| 2 | When pupils complain that they ‘ do n't see the point of doing all these ’ , they are often given a remote justification — ‘ you 'll need it when you buy a carpet ’ . |
| 3 | To stop the foot of the column from slipping sideways , the stone base was often given a roughened top or a shallow mortise pit into which a tenon projecting from the foot of the column fitted . |
| 4 | This projection of feeling onto a structure is often given the generic term ‘ tension ’ . |
| 5 | On conventional free range poultry units , the birds are often given an open field to wander over . |
| 6 | On the Continent the arbalest or crossbow was used extensively , and crossbowmen often formed an individual armoured unit , both for defensive purposes and as a serious threat to charging cavalry . |
| 7 | Yet you only have to read Ronald Blythe 's Akenfield to realise that these picturesque , half-timbered cottages , often painted the characteristic Essex pink ( pale salmon ) , ochre or spring-leaf green , are more prosperous now than ever in the ‘ real ’ past . |
| 8 | Similarly , the thesis of Western historians that Protestant Christianity was more conducive to the expansion of science than Catholicism has often carried a hidden agenda . |
| 9 | At the very end of this volume , Julian offers a brief glimpse into the world of MIDI — often considered a dark and hostile place by guitar players , but the very life-blood of the modern , sequencer-based home studio . |
| 10 | Such accounts often contained a moralizing vengeance — as if , occasionally , there was some supreme being able to impose a natural justice . |
| 11 | But many of those arising over factory conditions and economic issues often included a political dimension . |
| 12 | JPs were for the most part recruited from the greatest landowners in a county , although commissions of the peace often included a few of the humbler type , possibly men with a legal background who were appointed to do the chores . |
| 13 | But to this assertion of the erosion of the traditional ‘ apprenticeship ’ system for musicians and of the economic harm done to some younger performers is often added a third reason for denigrating recorded music . |
| 14 | The earliest parts of the church date from about 1100 , but nonconformist groups have often dominated the religious scene : Methodists , Baptists , Quakers , Salvationists have all left their mark in buildings and street names . |
| 15 | In contrast , rugs from East Turkestan , Mongolia and Tibet often possessed a distinctive Turkoman flavour , in addition to elements of local symbolism which combined with their overall " Chinese " character to create a unique aesthetic style . |
| 16 | Home leave in the Vaterland , austere and grey under the privations of war , all too often presented a sad contrast . |
| 17 | Those who have cottoned on to the streak of genius in Brittain 's seemingly eccentric modus operandi have struck a rich vein of gold as the stable 's horses are often priced a good deal longer than they should be . |
| 18 | Many women with no desire to reject the social round and daily duties expected of middle class wives , but who still deplored idleness as the antithesis of duty , often made an explicit link between their idea of duty and their spiritual responsibilities . |
| 19 | Upper and lower case letters are often written the same , such as C-c , K-k , and O-o , the distinguishing factor here is the character size relative to the line spacing . |
| 20 | It 's often said the best way to pack for a holiday is to lay everything out you think you 'll need — and then leave half the things behind . |
| 21 | Furthermore , selective isolation of vesicles from basolateral and apical membranes has often revealed a polarised distribution of these transport systems between the two membranes ( Figs 1–3 ) . |
| 22 | ‘ Why does n't her nephew send her the money for the fare ? ’ asked Mary , one of the Sprites , who had often done a good turn for Miss Miggs . |
| 23 | I have often felt an uncomfortable sense of voyeurism over Oprah Winfrey 's machine-tooled confessionals . |
| 24 | His work has often incorporated a story-board-like element , smaller ‘ pictures ’ marching in squared-off boxes around the borders of his canvases or forming a predella-like frieze along the bottom . |
| 25 | Two hundred years ago , those people who drank substantial quantities of cider often suffered a strange disability dubbed the Devonshire colic . |
| 26 | The solid emptying plots started with a straight line section but often suffered an abrupt increase in slope at between 45 and 90 minutes . |
| 27 | Fortunately , the Historic Buildings Councils , from their inception in 1953 , recognized the special problems and significance of garden buildings and have often offered a higher than normal proportion of grant aid to secure their restoration . |
| 28 | Terrorists often used an athletic stopwatch as a timing device . |
| 29 | A hundred years ago the reports of travellers , colonial officials and missionaries were , with a few striking exceptions , amateur works which , however well-intentioned , often conveyed a misleading and partial picture . |
| 30 | The tall pines surrounding the lough often produced a mirror-like surface , and whilst it was easier to see rising fish , it was almost impossible to tempt them to take a fly , no matter how carefully presented . |