Example sentences of "are often [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miniature roses , sometimes not more than 6 inches ( 15cm ) high when full grown , are often denigrated and derided as toys — which is most unfair because a great many people with the most limited facilities who would otherwise miss out are thus enabled to experience the satisfaction of rose growing . |
| 2 | Writers of the so-called Golden Age of the detective story , the 1920s , " 30s and " 40s , are often denigrated for using cardboard characters . |
| 3 | Similarly , the effects of alcohol abuse are often mistaken for depression , again because the physical and mental symptoms are similar . |
| 4 | The counsellor should first be alert to the possibility of heavy drinking amongst older people , and be aware that the symptoms of excessive drinking are often mistaken for signs of normal ageing . |
| 5 | The oxalis , whose leaves are often mistaken for shamrock , range from well-mannered rock garden plants to rampant garden invaders . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But flower seeds in pretty packets are often displayed in shops alongside sweets , and within a child 's reach . |
| 8 | Memos of this type are often displayed on notice boards for general information . |
| 9 | These are often displayed when the horse is fresh or feeling rather well : shying and pulling . |
| 10 | Risks above a certain high level are intolerable and their causes are often prohibited by legislation . |
| 11 | Such mergers do not necessarily confer great increases in market power to the firms involved and are often intended to guarantee supply of component parts or a secure outlet for sales . |
| 12 | In the same work , he suggests that estate poems are often characterized by ‘ shameless bootlicking ’ . |
| 13 | In addition to an extensive use of music from the baroque period , chorale preludes are often played or extemporised to precede the hymns . |
| 14 | Rights of way are often played down by vendors and appear dormant but once negotiations have been legally completed , or work commences on site , are vigorously enforced by the beneficiary . |
| 15 | While first-cousins are often favoured as marriage partners , a distinction is very often made between parallel and cross-cousins . |
| 16 | These are often communicated via official memorandums . |
| 17 | In poorer summers , the taller varieties and the grandiflora types ( with larger flowers ) are often ruined by wind and rain . |
| 18 | There 's a Danish proverb , you know , that states that fish and guests smell after three days and er we all know the visits which have begun so successfully from friends and relatives , it need n't be Christmas , it could be at any time of the year , which are often ruined by people lingering on well past their sell-by date . |
| 19 | Alcohol , on the other hand , is forbidden to Muslims , and islamic societies are often characterised by an absence of the alcoholic averages which are so familiar elsewhere . |
| 20 | Instead , flat beaches , such as that at Blackpool , are often characterised by the formation of a series of ridges and runnels . |
| 21 | The terms ‘ urban ’ and ‘ rural ’ are often contrasted with one another the countryside being seen as a haven of peace . |
| 22 | Tephra are often erupted extremely rapidly . |
| 23 | Pike are often suspected as responsible . |
| 24 | Genetic models are often tested using twins on the basis that monozygotic ( MZ ) twins have identical genetic make-up whereas dizygotic ( DZ ) twins do not share genetic material to the same extent . |
| 25 | They are often hung between trees or old posts a long way apart , and they are extremely difficult to see . |
| 26 | Children are often asked to use their own bodies for counting and corresponding . |
| 27 | ‘ Peter was born in the room above the restaurant and we are often asked about his links with the building . |
| 28 | If not evident by the number of red spots on the exhibition sale list , or the latest book of illustrations , questions are often asked as to how the artist is surviving . |
| 29 | Questions concerning the juggling of home , business activity and painting work are often asked , perhaps in a way that few male artists would be quizzed . |
| 30 | Barmen are often asked for glasses and ice to go with drinks bought at supermarts . |