Example sentences of "[det] often [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Rarity is another component of value and with this often went derivation from distant sources .
2 The second kind of ballet describes a theme and this often requires the choreographer closely to observe the behaviour and possibly the customs , ways of moving and moods of a particular group of people .
3 This often requires analysis of parts of words — the elements in a compound like dog-sled , or the added meaning attributable to the suffix -er in opener compared to the verb open — over and above the sense of each word .
4 Some elderly people still prefer ( or have to make do with ) an open fire , but this often presents problems if they have no one to carry coal for them and help to clear out the grate if it is of the old-fashioned type .
5 This often made formal terminations at the end of the season unnecessary .
6 Planning controls on rural housing have therefore become — in effect , if not in intent — instruments of social exclusivity , although this often depends as much upon implementation as on the principles enshrined in the legislation .
7 This often forms an exception to the normal turn sequence , because the enemy may move to within 8″ during his turn .
8 And , if one takes major and minor keys with the same root to be dual facets of a single tonality , this often extends to a series of adjacent scenes .
9 This often relied upon their so-called ‘ gut reaction ’ to evaluate children 's work , with the Head of Department freely admitting that he found it difficult to break down and assess different aspects of work .
10 The problem is that this often encourages nothing more than mere farce .
11 But this often took years to achieve , and in the case of Friern and Claybury , the whole process was being telescoped into a period of months .
12 This often took place in the pub and involved thinking aloud .
13 But worse still , if the pilot is able to pick up the dropped wing after the initial swing , because of the acceleration the controls suddenly become effective , and this often results in the other wing touching just as the aircraft becomes airborne .
14 Self-selection enables the customer to inspect goods without pressure , and this often results in an impulse purchase .
15 This often results in delay — postponing the choice by finding an excuse or setting an unnecessarily long timescale .
16 This often results in confusion about the committee 's precise remit and a lack of focus in its operations .
17 And this often results in a simple ‘ return ’ theory of history in which oral , literate and electronic stages represent an arch shape .
18 The official line on all this often sounds remarkably complacent .
19 This often sounds like the rap of a demented DJ : the way she moves has got to be good news , ca n't gel loose till I feel the juice — suck and spread , bitch , yeah bounce for me baby …
20 This often occurs where a company is paying significant dividends from profits earned overseas .
21 In early books this often occurs in the form of a cipher , initials incorporated in the decoration , or even a name stamped in blind .
22 Amount the commonest types of disorientation are : a ) This often occurs during straight and level flight .
23 There is another species called horse mint , M. longifolia , which has grey-green leaves , and a very unpleasant smell , quite unlike the true mint , and this often hybridizes with garden mint to produce plants which look like it , but smell completely different .
24 Each guild was responsible for one pageant , and this often reflected the trade of its members , for example the shipwrights performed the building of the ark .
25 They constantly used interventionist language , but this often involved little more than a legislative declaration in favour of good , and they relied to an extraordinary degree on individual and voluntary effort .
26 This often enables them better to achieve the benefits that rules may bring as explained above , and other benefits besides .
27 The House of Commons realizes that government must be carried on and this often mitigates any tendency to be disruptive .
28 This often led to unused spare capacity , as beds were closed and surgeons idle towards the end of the financial year .
29 In practice , of course , this often resulted in one or two women talking too much in a meeting , ‘ dominating ’ , it was called .
30 A shoal of fish jumps out of the sea , a sight to quicken the heart as Tor says this often happens when the fish are being chased by orca .
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