Example sentences of "be often [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those thrills prompt you to come back for more but they 're often reinforced by a swirling hotch-potch of memories . |
| 2 | Items such as sweets and toys are often displayed at a low level — so that children will see them and either ask for them or buy them . |
| 3 | In addition , other potentially harmful compounds such as phosphates and sulphates are often extracted at the same time . |
| 4 | Davy 's experiments are often cited as a classic example of the methods used in 19th century physics and chemistry research . |
| 5 | The septa in these corals are often arranged about a six-fold symmetry so that they are fundamentally different from the Rugosa . |
| 6 | Chestnut is still in demand for fencing , although the trees are often grown to a greater girth , and hornbeam is now little used . |
| 7 | These principles are often applied to a given context ; however , the works are not rooted in a priori ideas or theoretical propositions . |
| 8 | There are , for example , subsidies in the form of grants and , until 1988 , tax advantages available to individuals willing to invest in forestry and which are often seen as the major impetus to afforestation and reforestation with little regard to the environmental consequences . |
| 9 | Contracts are often written in the future tense , presumably on the basis that they refer to acts to be performed in the future . |
| 10 | This could also be because women with unexplained lower abdominal pain are often referred in the first instance to gynaecologists , who may not consider an intestinal cause until they have removed the pelvic organs . |
| 11 | From the surrounding dales , Ingleborough 's finer parts are often hidden by the billowing folds of its foothills , but from a distance the stepped profile is easily recognisable , and dominates the countryside of West Craven . |
| 12 | Plugs or outlets too , are often fitted in a haphazard way around the room , with the result that when a lamp is placed where it seems most needed , it frequently has to trail a dangerous mess of flex or wire with it . |
| 13 | Time and empathy are often lacking in the doctor-patient encounter ; high-tech medicine sometimes turns patients into numbers labelled with a diagnosis ; and since many diseases have become curable , some patients expect a cure for all ailments . |
| 14 | But we are often faced with the experienced need to make ‘ sense ’ of our lives and our feelings and goals , to relate confused fragments of ourselves into something that seems more coherent and of which we feel more in control . |
| 15 | Incomes policies are often presented as a preferable alternative to deflation since inflation can be reduced without higher unemployment . |
| 16 | These deals are often sought by the European companies , as they are seen as a reciprocal entry ticket to the Japanese market . |
| 17 | Certain restrictions are often imposed for the common good of inhabitants in an area . |
| 18 | Exhibitions are often regarded as a luxury item in a company 's marketing budget , and exhibition stand personnel often look upon manning an exhibition stand as an easy option to their normal duties . |
| 19 | Loaf-tin shaped varieties are seldom tasty or worth eating and are often cooked without the flavoursome larding of fat . |
| 20 | The ginkgos are often placed in a separate group . |
| 21 | Straightforward leave applications are often decided without an oral hearing ; but even when there is a hearing in order to clarify issues , leave proceedings are meant to be very brief : a recent practice statement requires special notice to be given if it is anticipated that the leave application will last for more than 30 minutes . |
| 22 | These reconstructions are often made of the organic elements of a composite implement : a reconstructed wooden shaft might be fitted to a bronze spearhead to give a better impression of its original appearance . |
| 23 | Registered trade marks are often printed with a tiny circle containing a letter " R " to signify their status as registered trade marks and to warn would-be imitators . |
| 24 | Messages about emotional patterns are often expressed through the physical body . |
| 25 | He is baffled that his meetings with foreign dignitaries are often relegated to the news-in-brief columns . |
| 26 | Overdrafts to customers are often granted for a few days or weeks . |
| 27 | Pensions are often structured in a complex way and there may be plenty of material for an ingenious expert to get his teeth into . |
| 28 | Heavy teaching loads are another fact of life for the modern German academics and are often quoted as a bad influence on research . |
| 29 | Continental style bases have flexible wooden slats and are often contained within a traditional divan . |
| 30 | One very useful feature was the lack of glass braces which are often found around the inside openings of less robustly built aquariums , as this allowed much more flexibility in fitting items such as the filter . |