Example sentences of "[Wh det] often [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The DJ provided a link between the music and the audience and his or her commentary on the music became an integral part of the performance , which often involved a variety of other " special effects " such as " scratching " the records , playing more than one at a time , and so on . |
| 2 | Without the use of rigid heel support and bracing , which often leaves a shoe feeling somewhat brick-like , the Huarache feels light , secure , and above all , supremely comfortable , with a degree of flexibility rarely , if ever , found in such a well-cushioned shoe . |
| 3 | The leaf-blade , which is up to 12ins ( 30cms ) long and 4ins ( 10cms ) wide , is borne on a very long , robust stalk , which often reaches a length of up to 20ins ( 60cms ) . |
| 4 | What is relevant to EModE , however , is that Patterson 's word-lists suggest that a raising rule still applied in pre-nasal environments ( which often have a back vowel today ) . |
| 5 | There is still a superficial resemblance to the old style , especially on larger vases which often have a figure-frieze on neck and body , the rest being covered with graded bands of abstract ornament ; but this has shrunk to little more than varied groupings of zigzags , while massed zigzags among the figures of the main friezes make a shimmering ground on which the fuller , curvier silhouettes or dot-filled outlines of men , women , animals , monsters , flowers stand out . |