Example sentences of "[noun pl] often [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the small grammar schools of the North-East had something which modern schools often lack . |
| 2 | Undoubtedly , this is why our participants often resort to the second form of reciprocation when dealing with offences of a demeaning nature . |
| 3 | Ants often farm colonies of aphids on garden plants , feeding off their honeydew , while protecting the aphids from predators . |
| 4 | Unless confidences are shared within a trusting team , problems often fester and subsequently explode . |
| 5 | Although bureaux often dream of the luxury of a receptionist , few have them . |
| 6 | Groups can provide the ‘ social lubricant ’ that one-to-one situations often lack . |
| 7 | Here it is hardly ‘ shitwork ’ since it is shared : its purpose is to promote the kind of intimacy women enjoy and men often lack . |
| 8 | Children often mouth , bite , and chew on non-edible items . |
| 9 | Adults often doodle in order to help themselves concentrate , and as the pencil strays around an apparently irrelevant line , in an apparently different activity — much like this paragraph , come to think of it — we might ask what the mind is doing . |