Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [be] often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All are en suite and are equipped with colour TV ; one with a double king-size bed is particularly luxurious and is often used as a bridal suite . |
| 2 | She is , however , only two years old but is often mistaken as being older . |
| 3 | I have outlined one possible approach to reading discourses , whether racist or antiracist , which suggests that what is going on in and between them may be more complex and contradictory than is often allowed . |
| 4 | This was the edition most commonly used in England till the publication of the Authorised Version in 1611 and is often known as the ‘ Breeches ’ Bible from the rendering in Genesis iii . |
| 5 | Another possible implication is that into the early years of the next century fewer old people will lack kin support or would be living alone than is often assumed . |
| 6 | His own grammar and spelling may have been rather more classical than is often supposed . |
| 7 | Longer life for the individual has probably brought some gains to the community , although perhaps less than is often believed ; yet improvements in longevity in very recent years have been small and the prospects of further improvements do not , at the moment , appear very promising . |
| 8 | We shall argue that French and British policy-making differ less than is often supposed . |
| 9 | Against the complex political events of the Civil War ( 1642–51 ) , Commonwealth , and Restoration ( 1660 ) , his political and religious views , or their supposed implications , became notorious and were often vilified . |
| 10 | White mustard seed is mild and is often used as a pickling spice . |
| 11 | Proportional representation in Parliament might translate into disproportionate power in government in a way that would make the established first-past-the-post inequalities look rather more fair than is often seen to be the case . |
| 12 | Depression in old age is common and is often marked by anxiety . |
| 13 | Although entitled an ‘ introduction ’ , the work had an authority all of its own and was often quoted . |
| 14 | Such dosserets are cushion or cubiform and are often carved with a cross in the centre of each face or by a monogram ( 177 , 179 , 182 , 184 , 186 and PLATES 28 , 29 , 30 ) . |
| 15 | The findings to be considered here ( and the broader body of research of which they are typical ) suggest that the link between education and occupation is much more tenuous than is often supposed and call into question many of the assumptions currently held about employers ’ attitudes to young workers and to educational standards . |
| 16 | The costs of building refurbishment may be greater than is often assumed . |
| 17 | Calls for the increased ‘ internationalization ’ of the economy , of society and of political attitudes suggest that many of the postwar changes may be less substantive than are often imagined . |
| 18 | Nylon is crease-resistant and is often mixed with other fibres to give them this quality plus extra strength . |
| 19 | Binges tend to be secret , sometimes pre-planned and are often followed by strong mood swings expressed as guilt , depression , self-hate and even suicidal behaviour . |
| 20 | That share is rather less extensive and exalted than is often claimed for these bodies . |
| 21 | It can be connected to the rising t– main and is often fitted in houses with direct cold water systems to provide the hot water . |
| 22 | After 1860 the monthly meetings became almost formal and were often postponed , the records were inadequate and subscriptions so far behind that they were cancelled . |
| 23 | Yet for many years gerontologists , in the many disciplines that make up gerontology , have been arguing that the gloom is overstressed , that future prospects need not be so bad as is often suggested . |
| 24 | First of all , it is not obvious to me that the speech strategies needed for typically male and female roles are so totally different and non-overlapping as is often implied . |