Example sentences of "[noun pl] often [verb] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a rare survey of local residents ' attitudes , the Kariels ( 1982 ) have found that in spite of the many negative aspects often ascribed to tourism , the overall evaluation of local inhabitants was strongly positive , although at the same time they wanted the landscape to retain its traditional character and felt that family life had been weakened by tourism . |
| 2 | Three regular meals a day avoiding snacks often leads to weight reduction . |
| 3 | While grass allows the foot to swivel when a player changes direction , feet often stick to plastic . |
| 4 | Dutch kennels often travel to Germany for the larger shows . |
| 5 | If a worshipper were to make a fetish of his stone or metal image , however , then that might correctly be construed as idolatry , but such an attitude has to be distinguished from the element of sacredness that worshippers often attribute to temples , churches and mosques or to books such as the Bible , the Koran or the Gītā . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , the Consul-General at Florence , Mr Wakefield-Harrey , whom I had first met in Tripoli , stayed with in Florence and met once more in Rome for the Chamberlain-Mussolini talks , had sent me a long Miltonic poem ( for these slightly underemployed officials in remote places often took to authorship as an alternative to the bottle ) about which he begged me to seek Eliot 's opinion . |
| 7 | As winter took its hold , banking up the short days , the long cold nights between autumn and spring , thoughts and imaginations often drifted to hunting . |
| 8 | Vegetables that Westerners often feed to livestock — such as rape — make lovely dishes . |
| 9 | Ageist attitudes often contribute to despondency . |
| 10 | The Transactions of the local Archaeological , Antiquarian or Historical Society , or specialist local histories often refer to features in the landscape such as stones or holy wells which have since vanished or been forgotten about . |
| 11 | Supporters of tolls often point to France where toll roads are common . |
| 12 | Although religious educators often refer to religion in the lives of children and young people , and recommend that religious education draw on this experience in their teaching , little research has been done in the area . |