Example sentences of "often [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We often got into trouble with foreign seamen that came there and they started making up to the Chinamen 's wives . |
| 2 | He was an inflexible , even fanatical supporter of the ultramontane line taken by Wiseman and Manning and often machinated against the other English bishops , exacerbating disputes and misrepresenting them to the pope . |
| 3 | Disputes often arose between various parishes and during the reign of Henry VIII there was a dispute between Henry Johnson , Vicar of Halling 1534–45 and John Wildbore Master of Strood hospital , concerning the proportion of tithes each should receive . |
| 4 | In these circumstances which often arose on such operations , our Chief Engineer was wont to complain bitterly that his injectors or blowers , or what have you , would soon be fouled up . |
| 5 | But this had been increasingly called into question : women campaigned for equality , divorced people and unmarried parents became more assertive , and theologians showed that what had been claimed as universal truths often arose from particular cultures and societies . |
| 6 | For many upper-class men , prostitution appeared both necessary and inevitable ; and their objections to raising the age of consent often arose from the fear that either they or their sons might be threatened by new legislation . |
| 7 | Such thefts often arose from grants of benefices known as precariae ( from preces , the " prayer " or " request " which had to be offered by the recipient ) on church lands . |
| 8 | The Independent Companies were intended to be a ship-based force slipping ashore to harass German communications and cut the supply line of Swedish ore , but they often fought as infantry because the Allies had no other troops available ; an unavoidable reason for deploying special forces in this role in Norway . |
| 9 | Thus both Castile and Genoa became suppliers of galleys which often fought on the French side , notably in 1416 when the Genoese provided part of the fleet which suffered defeat at the hands of the English at the battle of the Seine , off Harfleur . |
| 10 | He often fought with his younger sister aged 3 years , he would snatch her toys , push her over and ride his car into her . |
| 11 | Hannah is obviously a natural musician , although the aforementioned modesty forbids her to agree with that assessment But as a child she quickly learned to play both piano and organ with none of the pain and stress often endured by most youngsters , even those with natural skills . |
| 12 | They had the same friends , and they often met at parties . |
| 13 | Now at Thorsbury she and Victoria often rode to the fields to watch the men labouring and when it was clear that the work of leading and stacking the corn would soon be at an end , she kept the child entranced with stories of the Harvest Suppers of her youth . |
| 14 | They often rode for hours in contented silence , remembering the good years behind them when everything had been simple and summer seemed to last for ever . |
| 15 | For he often smelled of scent and powder which had been transferred to him from one or other of his dolly-birds . |
| 16 | These doubts , hard to pin down , because reason easily disposed of them all , crystallised around the fact that Comrade Andrew too often smelled of drink ; she could not bring herself to criticise him for his partiality to the goose-girl , because she had learned so long ago and so thoroughly simply to switch off in this area . |
| 17 | Between 1953 and 1970 , the high-yielding seeds , which were introduced in a number of LDCs , such as Mexico , Colombia , India , The Philippines , Sri Lanka and Indonesia , often led to more abundant harvests of rice or wheat . |
| 18 | Miscarriages procured in this way often led to death or malformed births . |
| 19 | For these women , speaking out often led to a wider debate on sexuality and gender . |
| 20 | Paradoxically , attending courses at the Civil Service College often led to more dissatisfaction when contrasted with the reality of civil service life . |
| 21 | Nationalized industries created additional difficulties ; volume planning often led to overcapacity and excessive output , with huge losses having to be written off . |
| 22 | Henceforth each successive royal election provoked party conflicts and personal intrigues which often led to civil war , as well as pressure and even forcible intervention from abroad on behalf of competing candidates . |
| 23 | The stabbings provoked widespread alarm in Israel and often led to retaliatory attacks on innocent Arabs . |
| 24 | Yet , their combination of idealism with an emphasis on realism and ornamentation was a typical feature of their own , which often led to a clear mannerism . |
| 25 | This often led to unused spare capacity , as beds were closed and surgeons idle towards the end of the financial year . |
| 26 | This was complicated by the desire of some hospitals and community services to apply for self-governing status and achieve total independence from health authority control , which often led to local conflicts . |
| 27 | First there were alternative models of historical geomorphology evolved in areas where remnants of Tertiary planation surfaces were dominant in the landscape and these are considered in this section ; and secondly there were developments in areas where Quaternary deposits and landscapes promoted a very different approach and one which often centred upon sea levels and glacial landforms and their interpretation , as reviewed below ( pp. 74 and 76 ) . |
| 28 | WE often read of uncaring stars so it was a joy to learn that Sophia Loren had bailed out her favourite waiter after he was sacked for taking time off to care for his sick wife . |
| 29 | We often read without conscious purpose . |
| 30 | Classic lighting is ideal for creating atmosphere in traditional-style bedrooms , although if you often read in bed you may need to opt for a more practical design |