Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] often [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agreements for the sale and purchase of shares in companies and the sale and purchase of businesses often provide that the amounts of the profits ( or losses ) of a company or business are to be certified by accountants . |
| 2 | SECRETARIES OF STATE often say that Northern Ireland receives a ‘ subvention ’ from the United Kingdom Exchequer . |
| 3 | The dictates of self-preservation often ensured that the respectable young working woman dissociated herself from the known prostitute , since association with prostitutes rendered a woman 's character suspect to the police and could lead to her name being placed on the registration list . |
| 4 | Foreign teachers of English often joked that they could not pass TOEFL , but for the Chinese students it was no laughing matter . |
| 5 | The joys of design often mean that there is a tendency to design and attempt to install a totally new system if the old one is seen not to be working particularly well . |
| 6 | People not familiar with Cheltenham often assume that it has been a large bustling town for a long time . |
| 7 | Families in therapy often say that one of their children is particularly good while another is especially difficult . |
| 8 | Like all fighters in tight little bands , the players in Iran-contra often felt that they were not understood : nos contra mundum . |