Example sentences of "often have the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't often have the chance of meeting schoolgirls . |
| 2 | Too often , where land ownership was fragmented , development was slow to occur : statutory bodies were reluctant to sell unwanted land , and small , private owners did not often have the expertise and resources to benefit from financial incentives . |
| 3 | A good mare will often have the edge over a good gelding , because she has had nothing ‘ taken away ’ and so retains that extra sparkle . |
| 4 | Far from leading to improved conditions , building new prisons may often have the contrary result . |
| 5 | In the owner-occupied and privately rented housing sectors old people do not often have the means or the energy to make use of improvement grants . |
| 6 | Register-shifting , while a possibility in certain sorts of text , is discouraged in academic texts because it can often have the effect of ironising your writing , something which is undesirable if you have to demonstrate clearly your knowledge and ideas . |