Example sentences of "[is] [adv] often [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this amazing armour protects the soft body of the clam extremely well , the animal is not the killer it is so often made out to be . |
| 2 | It is worth reminding oneself , therefore , that the institution of marriage , which is so often held up as the ideal against which other relationships are to be measured , is certainly not unaffected by financial considerations . |
| 3 | The Teddy Boys also coexisted with compulsory military service — which is so often wheeled out as a panacea for the troubles of youth — and national service was even condemned in the 1950s as ‘ a positive adverse influence on young people ’ because of the way in which it interrupted the transition from school to work and encouraged an ‘ eat , drink and be merry ’ philosophy . |
| 4 | I do n't think that crying is a sign of weakness as it 's so often made out to be . |
| 5 | Electricity generation is quite often carried out at coal-mine mouths , but ( as Joskow , 1985 , has documented ) under a variety of contractual relationships . |