Example sentences of "often [vb pp] [adv prt] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bone-setting power is often handed down from father to son . |
| 2 | Lexical and grammatical forms often entered in from Creole sources , although which forms , where they appeared , and how frequently , varied greatly from speaker to speaker . |
| 3 | Another frequent problem is that brood mares are often brought in from the paddock about a month before the horse is due to foal , and are put in a little paddock next to the owner 's house so that ‘ an eye can be kept on her . ’ |
| 4 | More cunning still is the practice of launching a brand of E with good stuff , so that the manufacturer gets a healthy reputation , and then distributing more dubious material , often brought in from other areas . |
| 5 | Paupers were often taken back from the workhouse to their own parishes for burial . |
| 6 | Tuberculosis spreads easily and it is often passed on from older members of the family to the children . |
| 7 | These massive constructions of bamboo and paper , often passed down from year to year and re-covered for the next May festival by a new team , were far beyond the capacity of any individual flyer . |
| 8 | Swords are often passed down from father to son , and may be extremely ancient family heirlooms that have drawn blood in thousands of battles . |
| 9 | They were easily built and repaired using tools and skills often passed down from father to son . |
| 10 | Our inner responses to conflict are often dredged up from deep and sometimes murky wells within us . |