Example sentences of "[was/were] [not/n't] uncommon for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , it was not uncommon for Irish abbots actually to have bishops under their jurisdiction . |
| 2 | It was not uncommon for one man to hold land in several different tenures and to combine the roles of tenant and landlord . |
| 3 | Their marriage was certainly not typical , yet it is possible that even in the early twentieth century it was not uncommon for retired men to take on more responsibility at home , as many do today : for lack of other evidence , we can only speculate . |
| 4 | French Aubusson and Savonnerie carpets of the 17th and 18th centuries , for example , followed the Baroque and Rococo elegance of the time with their bright colours and floral opulence , and it was not uncommon for 18th-century carpets to echo the ceiling designs of the rooms for which they were made . |
| 5 | It was not uncommon for stolen animals to be transported along paths and roads for as far as fifty kilometres . |
| 6 | It was not uncommon for foreign representatives in Sweden to be given a quantity of copper , the only Swedish product for which there was a ready international market , which they could sell on their return home . |
| 7 | It was not uncommon for German children to be taught in Polish , and there was a principle in Pomerania of bilingual education . |
| 8 | It was not uncommon for these missioners to refer to their deaf clients as ‘ our poor deaf brethren ’ . |