Example sentences of "and there were often " in BNC.

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1 Social organization , we learned , was conventional and man-made and there were often realistic alternatives .
2 Managers ( where they existed ) did too little to involve the workforce and there were often great ‘ them and us ’ divisions between the medical staff and the rest .
3 Females tended to initiate courtship , and there were often fights between females when a hen approached a courting pair .
4 They drank a lot , and laughed and sang , and there were often fights .
5 The weather on my island was usually very hot , and there were often storms and heavy rain .
6 By the late 50's their wages had risen somewhat and there were often well over 100 at work in any one month , although fewer were females .
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