Example sentences of "it often [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The large urban or dockside warehouse is a building type strongly related to the grander grain and textile mills , not only because it often stored the raw materials or products processed by these latter buildings , but also in its constructional composition . |
| 2 | Poverty amongst the general populous was still quite common , at that time , and it often meant appalling destitution . |
| 3 | For Mignon it often meant more and her coworkers realize , looking back with the wisdom of a long lifetime , that she wanted a lesbian relationship with more than one of them . |
| 4 | For what it often meant was a claim to full citizenship on behalf of skilled workers as a whole ; and it was located in a strong sense of class pride . |
| 5 | If the Federation took up a case , it often meant that the worker in question was dismissed on some pretext , accused of robbery for example . |
| 6 | In the early Middle Ages it often meant kaleidoscopic change on the political scene but the new pattern ( unlike a kaleidoscope 's ) took some time to form . |
| 7 | In the past , it often meant being ignored , even regarded as less intelligent . |
| 8 | If a comrade paused to lend a hand , it often meant that two would drown instead of one . |
| 9 | It often came at night as I subconsciously relived the tensions of the previous evening 's crises . |
| 10 | In the past , it often seemed that the fines were too small to be effective — the maximum fine a magistrates court can impose is £2,000 . |
| 11 | Before I met Maureen , it often seemed that for someone like myself , who was and is very interested in learning about all aspects of bird life , there was nowhere to go except libraries . |
| 12 | ‘ But truly , after Isabelle 's departure , it often seemed as if the family had been cursed . ’ |
| 13 | Although , at twenty-five , her escort was only two years her junior , it often seemed like ten . |
| 14 | The car must have been exceptionally sturdy for it often had me driving and pedalling like mad , with one friend perched on the bonnet and another on the back . |
| 15 | Despite the controversy it often provoked , military intervention in labor conflicts was common from 1875 to 1925 . |
| 16 | It often looked askance at the mainland . |
| 17 | It often took you like that , when it was wearing off . |
| 18 | He claimed it often took three weeks for written details to arrive on his desk . |
| 19 | But because inflation differentials were relatively small during the 1950s and 1960s , it often took some time for marked divergences in competitiveness to emerge . |
| 20 | Lovebird always said that the sun shone on them as long as they were honest and hard-working , and it often made her weep to see how beautiful , respectful and hard-working her only child had grown up to be . |
| 21 | It often led him to become aggressive , especially during band meetings . |
| 22 | It often consisted both of a main line and of branch families . |
| 23 | Generally , drink-driving was frowned on by both the ‘ safe ’ and ‘ unsafe ’ drivers ; it often happened only when there was no other way to get home . |
| 24 | Whether this ever happened without dangerous cause , whether it often happened , what it signified , of all this she had no idea . |
| 25 | Nick and I never saw that , but people said it often happened . |
| 26 | This is no guesswork ; we know from the records that it often happened like this . |
| 27 | The working was mandatory viewing , for it often provided a Princess Royal Pacific . |
| 28 | This " symmetrical knot " , as it often called , produces extremely compact rugs . |
| 29 | When there was a party , it often ended in the complete sacking of the local hotel ; which simultaneously shocked and impressed the more orderly French pilots . |
| 30 | As little as 40 years or so ago , it often tended to be assumed that there was a nice simple relationship , a sort of ‘ black box ’ effect , that looked like Figure 6.1 . |