Example sentences of "and [noun] [prep] the [noun] often " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Elizabeth I 's reign ( and , indeed , at other times ) the standard of education and diligence among the clergy often left much to be desired . |
| 2 | Time- asymmetry thus implies that while the terrain was undergoing upheaval new types of animal arose through a feedback process , because they needed the land for further food , and because the waxing and waning ice-ages together with ( or as a result of ) the early breakup and reformation of the continents often had major and fatal consequences for marine and land faunas . |
| 3 | During 1989 student demands became more radical , and demonstrations against the government often resulted in violence . |
| 4 | The bishops and abbots among the lords often outnumbered the lay peers ; in addition , the king 's chief officers and councillors who sat in parliament ex officio included the chancellor , the treasurer and several of the king 's clerical judges . |
| 5 | The value of illuminated manuscripts depends very much on the nature , quality and size of all these pictorial decorations , with the textual content and beauty of the calligraphy often playing a comparatively minor role . |