Example sentences of "are often [vb pp] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Items such as sweets and toys are often displayed at a low level — so that children will see them and either ask for them or buy them . |
| 2 | In addition , other potentially harmful compounds such as phosphates and sulphates are often extracted at the same time . |
| 3 | 4 Different strategies are often seen at work in children of different chronological ages but with the same reading age . |
| 4 | For a start , though it 's called ‘ single-frame ’ , two frames are often shot at a time , for economy . |
| 5 | The chunks of marc are often transferred at this stage to a séchoir- a smaller , deeper , vertical press — or to a horizontal press to be squeezed out . |
| 6 | For example , extraneous voiceless stops are often hypothesized at utterance onset . |
| 7 | Products the customer buys regularly , such as bread , milk , sugar , eggs , tights … are often placed at the rear of the shop . |
| 8 | The problem is that arrogance and aggression are often expressed at the expense of other road users . |
| 9 | All of the above should be available from any good health food shop — fresh herbs are often found at supermarkets these days . |
| 10 | In sentences with a more complex structure , tone-unit boundaries are often found at phrase and clause boundaries as well , as in : In France where farms tend to be smaller the subsidies are more im portant |
| 11 | These topics are often looked at in an historical context : changes in the patterning of family life with industrialization and urbanization are examined . |
| 12 | Written notice on printed inspection cards or slips , which are often supplied at the time of approval , is probably the most popular method . |
| 13 | If the witnesses are n't killed at the time , then they are often murdered at a later date , or frightened off with violent threats . |
| 14 | Councillor bodies are often paralleled at officer level and it is not uncommon to see different outlooks prevail — a further dimension of complexity . |
| 15 | Whereas PCs are often sold at 25 per cent to 30 per cent discount , the accessories are not discounted at such high levels . |
| 16 | As a result of intense competition , bonds are often sold at a discount to attract investors ( the " reallowance " ) or else banks would sell their bonds in the grey market ( a market for bonds on which the issue price or syndicate allocations has not yet been determined , where quotes are set in relation to the unknown final price ) , which may oblige the lead manager to buy the bonds back in order to support the price . |