Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since there was normally free passage between England and France at this time , ‘ there was an intermingling of styles that often make it difficult to determine the place of origin of a manuscript and its artists ’ . |
| 2 | Instead , keep your background uncluttered , for it 's the simple pictures that often work the best . |
| 3 | Voters had limited information about the policy positions of the parties and often supported a party in spite of its policies instead of because of them . |
| 4 | At Horsted Keynes there is another experience of the past well supported by memorabilia of all sorts and often hosting a special event of some kind . |
| 5 | These methods are well suited to computers and often have the advantage that , should an error occur , at worst it lengthens the computations a little . |
| 6 | Information presented in a purely textual fashion is hard to grasp , after all we all think in pictures and often use them to portray our ideas to others . |
| 7 | Joint-ill should be vigorously treated with a prolonged course of broad spectrum antibiotics and often flushing out of the affected joints with sterile saline , under deep sedation . |
| 8 | The use of English was thus significantly more restricted in the first generation than in the second generation , who had generally attended British schools and often had a native-like command of British English . |
| 9 | The former employed more classically Chinese designs and often limited their palette to blues and cream ( Suiyuan rugs are noted for using only different shades of blue to articulate an entire design ) . |
| 10 | This meant that the district officer became increasingly isolated from the activities that often had the greatest impact on — and the greatest importance for — his district . |
| 11 | He is absolutely right to be scornful of the pretentious organisational plans that often pass for science policy in developing countries . |
| 12 | He outlines a plan for coping with the conflicts that often arise in the family during the teenage years . |
| 13 | No difference was found in the aspartate aminotransferase levels at the start of the two courses ; however , both courses seemed to induce a peak of aspartate aminotransferase values that often preceeds a response to therapy . |
| 14 | Both professions are concerned with the application to commercial life of rules that often embody generalised concepts . |
| 15 | But this does not excuse the many artificial and unnecessary barriers put up by hearing people — barriers that often betray an ignorance and prejudice about deaf people 's capabilities and needs . |
| 16 | ISS makes proposals to break down the barriers that often exist between teachers and parents , to improve the extent and quality of communication between school and home , and to increase parental involvement with the child 's learning . |
| 17 | Particular areas that often require attention are discussed below . |
| 18 | One of the rewarding products of placing language under the microscope is the abolition of many of the categoric certainties that often inform rhetorical discussion of the inner city . |
| 19 | In one of a series of flashy special effects that often intrude rather than enhance the action , Streep 's upper and nether regions instantaneously tighten as if bolted into an invisible vice . |
| 20 | The leaves may have been scorched by the salt in the wind , especially those strong winds that often blow in to Blackpool off the sea . |
| 21 | He has built an empire through a series of gambles that often succeeded because rivals at first nearly died laughing — buying the Sydney Daily Mirror , starting the Australian , moving his British papers out of Fleet Street , launching the Fox television network . |
| 22 | Soft-bodied , voracious molluscs that often shelter by day beneath leaves and plant debris , and feed at night . |
| 23 | First were studies of Quaternary ecology dedicated to reconstruction of the sequence of vegetation systems in particular areas and often using palynology as a technique of central significance . |
| 24 | There are many examples of ‘ niche ‘ commodities produced in particular areas and often having a natural or commercial cachet . |
| 25 | Nineteenth-century concordats had improved the legal position of Roman Catholicism in many countries and often left the clergy considerable powers over such matters as education , yet Papal Infallibility , the Syllabus of Errors and the Church 's resistance to the conclusions of biblical criticism alienated intellectuals . |
| 26 | Mono-crop economies are particularly vulnerable to the instabilities in the world market directed , not by the hidden hand of the market , but by the actions of a global collection of profit-maximizing capitalists , usually based in hegemon countries and often acting in unison . |
| 27 | Acknowledging and respecting the religious observances and convictions of others can help to overcome otherwise distressing or depressing experiences and often succeeds where conventional medical and nursing measures fail . |
| 28 | The Borromean Islands boast beautifully landscaped gardens and often stage regular concerts . |
| 29 | The earliest textile mills were similar to the traditional water-powered flour mills because they consisted of load-bearing masonry external walls and wooden floors held up by timber posts or cast-iron columns and often occupied equally remote rural locations in order to exploit fully the power provided by the rushing streams of narrow Pennine valleys . |
| 30 | I have learned new skills and often have the freedom to do things like go to matinées or exhibitions in the afternoon . |