Example sentences of "[is] often [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It 's often thought that previous attempts have failed because there are n't enough well-trained classical actors in the USA to make such a repertory company feasible , but this is increasingly not the case : American drama students are eager to train in the UK , and the percentage of successful auditions held is relatively high . |
| 3 | Watch out … direct application can be messy ; it 's often recommended that the stained area is first wetted , then rinsed afterwards . |
| 4 | It 's often Overlooked but it is probably the single most beneficial part — having a good time . |
| 5 | And that 's true , but it 's often forgotten that some of us on this side of the fence also play professionally — they say teachers are failed musicians and I suppose many people see music journalists as those not good enough even to teach ! |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Developing countries have their own specific economic , political and social requirements and it is often felt that the media should ‘ carry out positive development tasks ’ ; that they should accept restrictions if the state so desires and that they should be subordinate to the needs ( economic , cultural , political ) of a developing state . |
| 8 | Even if access to data is restricted through the use of passwords when calling it up from the computer , it is often felt that data are not secure and confidentiality may be breached . |
| 9 | The range of tools found on these farms is often limited and unrepresentative of the range of activities we know took place . |
| 10 | The objective lenses required for cathodoluminescence must have long working distances , so choice is often limited and prices high . |
| 11 | The fourth is that of definitions of legitimate knowledge : what is often taught as neutral and objective is in fact androcentric and sexist . |
| 12 | The legal model of the company is often treated as establishing a basic constitution for the company , defining the powers of the different organs of the company and regulating the relationship between them . |
| 13 | They tend , however , towards what Sahlins has castigated as a ‘ sociability fetishism ’ ( 1976a : 120 ) , in which social structure is often treated as both prior to , and ontologically superior to , its appearance in goods . |
| 14 | Although it is often treated as a little more than a menu system , the Windows Program Manager is a flexible organising tool for the Windows environment . |
| 15 | Conversation between strange women at the beginning of a party is often strained and this occasion proved to be no exception . |
| 16 | The assumption is often made that the best form of library instruction can be given by the personalized service at the reference desk . |
| 17 | The suggestion is often made that a couple should not be treated as if they were living as husband and wife unless the man is actually giving the woman financial support . |
| 18 | The argument is often made that what is required is applied research to deliver products and processes directly to industry . |
| 19 | Sometimes , with older children , it is often advocated that all refused instructions are dealt with this way but this is not always a good idea . |
| 20 | ‘ But Liverpool Airport has far greater potential than is often perceived and we have a strong underlying confidence for the future . ’ |
| 21 | It may well be in this mis-match of experience that the first seeds of misunderstanding and destructive tension are sown , particularly as the education officer is often perceived as ‘ the authority ’ , in several senses of the word , while the head has a greater knowledge of the processes of education required in school to meet the needs of the children . |
| 22 | Whereas in the search stage the main task in the media reporting is the construction of the sex beast , at the trial stage — reflecting the activity within the courtroom — the delineation of the sex beast is often ruled or even avoided . |
| 23 | In order to enable the JPR to result in action and development , and for it to be used as a basis for discussion the following year , the interview is often summarised and stored in the worker 's personal records . |
| 24 | Elsewhere , as in Australia , ‘ the half-trained pianist is often accepted as sufficient for the task ’ . |
| 25 | The better practice in such cases is to attempt service even after the stated time-limit : a trial or other procedural step is unlikely to follow immediately after the expiry of the time-limit , so belated service may still give the defendant a useful opportunity to intervene ; and under Article 1591 a six-month waiting period is often imposed before proceedings can be taken to the stage of a default judgment . |
| 26 | A condition of payment into court is often imposed where a judgment is to be set aside but other terms and conditions are imposed sparingly . |
| 27 | The question is often asked whether Hindus believe in many gods and goddesses . |
| 28 | This is a question that is often asked when planning home extensions , particularly when space is limited . |
| 29 | Individual achievement is often symbolized and measured by the quality and quantity of material possessions that a person can accumulate . |
| 30 | Moreover , water is often heated and pumped , and so minimising water use is another way of minimising energy consumption . |