Example sentences of "it often [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It often came at night as I subconsciously relived the tensions of the previous evening 's crises . |
| 2 | ‘ But truly , after Isabelle 's departure , it often seemed as if the family had been cursed . ’ |
| 3 | Although , at twenty-five , her escort was only two years her junior , it often seemed like ten . |
| 4 | This is no guesswork ; we know from the records that it often happened like this . |
| 5 | When there was a party , it often ended in the complete sacking of the local hotel ; which simultaneously shocked and impressed the more orderly French pilots . |
| 6 | As little as 40 years or so ago , it often tended to be assumed that there was a nice simple relationship , a sort of ‘ black box ’ effect , that looked like Figure 6.1 . |
| 7 | At club level , his persistent niggling paid off , but at international level , it often acted as a destabilising influence , and may well have led to the premature departure of Willie Ormond as the national team manager . |
| 8 | But if , remembering this qualification , we consider Europe as a unit — as it often appeared to the rest of the world — then Europe 's main economic role in the world economy was to be a supplier of capital and manufactured goods ; the rest of the world absorbed that capital and those manufactures and supplied Europe with primary materials . |
| 9 | The door at Martyr 's Cottage stood open as it often did in sunny weather , and she called out to Alice before , in response to her answering voice , moving down the corridor to the kitchen . |
| 10 | Almost every day there were downpours of rain and it often poured throughout the night , making the ground so slippery that the camels found it difficult to keep on their feet . |
| 11 | Tom said : ‘ I think that in the past we worked efficiently , but it often depended on the competence of individual members of staff . |
| 12 | It often occurred to her that she might never leave Florence again even when she had the money and means to do so . |