Example sentences of "[noun sg] it is often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distinction , though in practice it is often blurred , in theory is clear . |
| 2 | The most important ingredient in the construction stage is time but , although this is sometimes a source of worry at the beginning , in practice it is often found that this stage is less time-consuming than the planning stages . |
| 3 | In a commercial or industrial setting it is often assumed that organisations try to maximise profits as their main goal . |
| 4 | A formal pool often serves a different function from an informal one , for in an appropriate setting it is often used to mirror the garden around it . |
| 5 | This is usually called an occupational or company pension if the employer is private ; and in the public sector it is often known as superannuation . |
| 6 | After an accident it is often found that maintenance work as well as repairs is necessary and it is quite natural that the Policyholder will want both carried out at the same time . |
| 7 | It should be noted that single rooms are generally inferior , and that when an extra bed ( often folding style ) is placed in a twin bedded room it is often cramped . |
| 8 | When reconnaissance shows that there is a large herd of elephants with young calves close to camp it is often decided to try to capture some of the young elephants first by means of mela shikar . |
| 9 | Someone must plough the fields or milk the cows , but much of this endeavour takes place hidden from public view and when a tractor is glimpsed across a field it is often assumed that it is a farmer who is in the cab . |
| 10 | For this reason it is often called a back e.m.f . |
| 11 | The actor is no different , although for some reason it is often thought that you are somehow ready to act , magically , the moment you enter a stage door . |
| 12 | However medical audit should be seen as part of a total approach to quality even if in reality it is often separated out . |
| 13 | The fact that so many people object so strenuously to the feminist ‘ attack on words ’ suggests , to me at least , that this issue of sexism in language is not the trivial diversion it is often made out to be . |
| 14 | The existence of successful black sportsmen in Britain is not the recent phenomenon it is often considered to be , though the upsurge in the post-war years makes it appear that way . |
| 15 | Because of this cultural dominance it is often seen to be ‘ proper English ’ with other ways of speaking judged as inferior . |
| 16 | In the Community context it is often referred to as ‘ codification ’ , although in practice it most often corresponds to what is called ‘ consolidation ’ in the British context . |
| 17 | Ben Nevis is not the killer mountain it is often represented to be in the popular press . |
| 18 | In fact it is often described as one of the worst jobs possible . |