Example sentences of "it be often [verb] [prep] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it 's often thought of as a way of men getting rid of their aggression and if they can go out there on a Saturday and shout and ball and scream , then that 's fine ! |
| 2 | Erm I mean kids can do , of a similar age , can do enormously abusive things to each-other in which case it 's often thought of as things like bulling or erm or or something like that y'know I mean for example I know somebody who attende was educated at Rugby and you know he was he was buggered silly by the other boys who also wired him up to the mains and stuck billiard cues up his bum and all sort of things . |
| 3 | It is often referred to as baker 's cheese and is , as implied , very good for cooking . |
| 4 | As it is the relationship of the head to the rest of the body ; it is often referred to as ‘ the head , neck , back relationship ’ . |
| 5 | It is often referred to as ‘ the skinny type ’ , as there is little fat or muscle visible . |
| 6 | In the Community context it is often referred to as ‘ codification ’ , although in practice it most often corresponds to what is called ‘ consolidation ’ in the British context . |
| 7 | This data is incorporated in publicizing of the unit and its work ; in articles , meetings with other professional groups and in a display on the wall of the head 's office-cum staffroom where it is often referred to in the course of interviews with parents and pupils . |
| 8 | It is often complained of by many that a meeting will take five minutes to agree the expenditure of ten million and two hours to debate a minor item worth only a few thousand . |
| 9 | During the UDI ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence ) years there was little love lost between the Smith regime and the university — indeed it was often referred to as ‘ the Kremlin on the hill ’ . |
| 10 | Because it was so small — no more than a Hamlet — it was often referred to as ‘ Little Sutton ’ . |
| 11 | Any sound grain which was harvested was completely unusable for flour because of the fishy smell which accompanied the smut , ( hence it was often referred to as stinking smut ) . |
| 12 | The fact that visiting supporters were allowed in to the same terracing , even though distinctly segregated , was a constant source of irritation to many Oxford fans , and it was often pointed to as an explanation for the occurrence of ‘ bovver ’ . |