Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [is] often " in BNC.
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| 1 | In most universities , he or she is often called the vice-chancellor — the title " chancellor " being reserved for another notable figure who fills that largely ceremonial and dignified office . |
| 2 | Like I say , she 's sleeping well now , and she 's often up before I even wake up . |
| 3 | He may agree , and he is often the one who decides what issues will be dealt with and when . |
| 4 | He and Leslie have regular lessons with Dorothy Willis , mainstay of Ginny Leng 's team at Ivyleaze , and he is often schooled over showjumps at the local Hartpury College where the facilities are excellent . |
| 5 | Most of the youngsters know him by name and he is often called to Hendon police station when they get into trouble with the law . |
| 6 | He 'd walk me home from school and it 's often said that he carried my ballet shoes , which sounds kind of romantic , but he actually did sometimes , if I was carrying a whole load of things . |
| 7 | ‘ One of the partners dies and it 's often very difficult for the one left alone with the big garden , particularly if they do n't drive . ’ |
| 8 | That satisfies my sexual need which is actually stronger than some of my friends , and it 's often enough to take the edge off him . |
| 9 | We understand why people do n't care for reporting , and it 's often because they 'd rather get on and drill or explore or sort out problems . |
| 10 | In drama there is rarely a single right answer , and it 's often more appropriate to phrase questions so that it is the teacher who does not know , the children who do the clarification : |
| 11 | It 's effectively isolated from the rest of the country and it 's often forgotten in conversation when people say well I was at Bristol , in your part of the world er at the weekend . |
| 12 | Erm , it 's quite frankly about abusing women and it 's often the case that in the eighteenth century one 's sexuality was considered to begin much earlier than we do now . |
| 13 | If there are four marks for a given point , the candidate who gets it all right gets four , the candidate who gets it all wrong gets nothing , but the chap who gets it part right has a possibility of one , two or three , and it 's often a question of judgement as to what an imperfect answer is worth . |
| 14 | Poetry demands a form of reading that , though rewarding , is unusually intensive , and it is often avoided in sixth-form English teaching . |
| 15 | They can be irritatingly slow to publish , and it is often difficult to know how they spend their time . |
| 16 | Tuberculosis spreads easily and it is often passed on from older members of the family to the children . |
| 17 | Supermarkets seldom have time to nurture the cheese to full maturity and it is often sold with a large , hard ‘ chalk ’ in the centre of the paste , which is flavourless and most unpleasant to eat . |
| 18 | They have since run into some problems and it is often easier to invent a new theory than to repair yesterday 's novelties . |
| 19 | I have already drawn attention to the power there is in weakness and it is often the case that God is able to take ordinary weak things of this world and make them powerful for him . |
| 20 | Visions of heavy counselling sessions come to mind and it is often felt that the grieving person must be helped to ‘ come to terms with it ’ , whatever ‘ it ’ might be . |
| 21 | Getting the solder of a new fitting to flow can be difficult if there is some water left in the pipe , and it is often easier to replace a leaking capillary fitting with a compression fitting . |
| 22 | There are many factors that must be taken into account , and it is often the use of different survey methodology that can cause politicians and others to disagree over particular surveys that claim to show growing poverty or increased prosperity . |
| 23 | Machine detergents : Comparative costing is a little more difficult as two or more chemicals are involved , such as detergent and rinse additive , and it is often necessary to compare powders with liquids . |
| 24 | Owners will usually see the value of their property increase and it is often a selling point in estate agents ’ particulars that a house stands in a conservation area . |
| 25 | After symptoms of infection have disappeared , the virus may stay around the body for some considerable time , and it is often possible to grow it as long as one year after the infection has taken place . |
| 26 | Of course , not all who attend a clinic have guilty secrets , and it is often useful for the doctor and both the sexual partners to have a joint consultation . |
| 27 | And it is often the man who is both sensitive and caring who is made to suffer the most . |
| 28 | It is true that many people cling to office , or are permitted to do so , and it is often that barnacle-like permanence which gives committees and boards a sense of dull sameness and an unwillingness to reform . |
| 29 | It must be remembered that hyperlipidaemia in a well-controlled diabetic may also represent a primary familial disorder , and it is often difficult to differentiate between this and diabetes complicated by hypertriglyceridaemia . |
| 30 | Another potential problem for patients is that they find themselves in the role of information-giver , and it is often information of a very personal nature . |