Example sentences of "be often [verb] [conj] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conversation between strange women at the beginning of a party is often strained and this occasion proved to be no exception . |
| 2 | It is often said that more damage is done inside the hangar than out ! |
| 3 | The most important ingredient in the construction stage is time but , although this is sometimes a source of worry at the beginning , in practice it is often found that this stage is less time-consuming than the planning stages . |
| 4 | Thus , while Richard Johnson refers to the counter-education challenge to traditional education by the student movement , and the women 's movement in the early 1970s , it is often forgotten that another site of opposition was in community-based education and action in working-class communities . |
| 5 | Indeed , it is often claimed that some family firms preferred to avoid being profit-maximisers and take a safe return from past investments . |
| 6 | It is often recommended that such work is coordinated by a ‘ key worker ’ . |