Example sentences of "[vb mod] often be " in BNC.
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| 1 | but before that time comes we must often be together . |
| 2 | In NATO , Britain is certainly committed to common aims , and defence policy must often be cleared with NATO allies first . |
| 3 | Technical talk , but certainly interesting , particularly perhaps for those unable to eat dairy foods and whose choice must often be severely limited when dining out . |
| 4 | Given the general anxiety to avoid long-term indebtedness , a stated preference for small instalments — even at the expense of a long repayment period — must often be interpreted as recognition of tight budget limits that rule out larger instalments . |
| 5 | Financial resources must often be explored with elderly people , despite the discomfort this may arouse in client and social worker . |
| 6 | Characteristic selectivities can also , without much strain , be called ‘ ideological ’ , though something must often be allowed for an otherwise conditioned persistence of certain artistic forms embodying such selections . |
| 7 | Some kind of context must often be known ( " china-ceramics " or " china-Beijing " ) . |
| 8 | In the context of futures trades on recognised or designated investment exchanges , money received by a member firm must often be passed on to an intermediate broker or to the exchange or clearing house concerned where it will be combined in an account with funds attributable to other clients . |
| 9 | erm I think that must often be the case . |
| 10 | It is surely significant that the enchanting country houses designed by Edwin Lutyens at this period should often be described as ‘ dream houses ’ . |
| 11 | Greater awareness of local problems by decision makers Geographically dispersed organisations should often be decentralised on a regional/area basis . |
| 12 | Some of these should often be preserved ; use intelligent discretion , remembering that they belong to the client . |
| 13 | They might often be forced , through declining health and strength , to take on low-paid and unskilled work , but for most people the idea of giving up work was not possible , short of the desire to risk starvation or enter the workhouse . |
| 14 | The collector of the land tax , or cess , was chosen by the gentlemen named as commissioners of supply for the county , and although this might often be a wider cross-section of the county gentry than the parliamentary electors , there was sufficient overlap in membership to make this a political decision . |
| 15 | The use of the contract army , however , placed the king in the position of debtor to the military captains , most of whom were members of the titled nobility , and the sums owed by the crown to individual nobles might often be very substantial : in 1386 , for instance , the Earl of Northumberland reached agreement with the Exchequer whereby in return for £700 he discharged the king of all debts owing to the earl ‘ from any time past until the making of this indenture ’ , and the earl was discharged of the debts he incurred when he held the office of Admiral . |
| 16 | These are , first ( as I have mentioned in chapter 1 ) , a tendency to focus on patterns of change alone with little or no attention to stable patterns of language through time ; second , a tendency to unidimensionality , that is , an inclination to think of the history of a language as the history of a single homogeneous variety and of sound-changes as proceeding in straight lines ; and third , as noted in chapter 2 , a tendency to impose theoretical and ideological orthodoxies on ( sometimes rather sparse ) data that might often be open to alternative kinds of interpretation . |
| 17 | What this suggests is that if there ever were a completely stable community which was totally insulated from the outside world , there would be stable differentiation within it — and gender-difference might often be one aspect of this . |
| 18 | If time were to run from the accrual of the cause of action , i.e. when the expenses were incurred , summary proceedings might often be statute-barred before they could be brought , especially where there was an appeal against the demand . |
| 19 | Adjustable spanners : You 'll often be confronted with nuts and bolts of various types that need tightening or loosening — on domestic appliances , plumbing systems and so on . |
| 20 | You 'll often be able to turn the pension your contributions have brought into a bigger tax-free lump sum . |
| 21 | Rose started a small flower garden in front of the house soon after coming and there he could often be found , at first helping Rose , then taking over and extending the garden across the footpath until all the green inside the thorn hedge was alive with colour : little beds of forget-me-nots and sweet william , rows of wallflowers that gave out their fragrance in the evenings , formal lilies and roses . |
| 22 | They could often be seen leaning on farm-yard gates , chewing on straws and marvelling at Noddy 's turn of speed as he roared by in the slipstream of anything from a milk marketing board tanker to a Maserati ! |
| 23 | But , as R. J. Campbell pointed out , the respect paid a minister could often be based on his performance as a preacher and a leader . |
| 24 | Where there were departures from the common pattern special circumstances could often be identified which might have been responsible for the deviation . |
| 25 | Instead of reading novels she could often be overheard praying fervently in her private room . |
| 26 | Anne could often be heard singing , with pathetically resolute cheerfulness bent to the occasion , ‘ Praise the Lord , and pass the ammunition ’ . |
| 27 | Moreover , substantial improvements could often be easily achieved . |
| 28 | The poor mobility , fear of falling and resulting social isolation which is experienced by many older people , for example , could often be improved simply by better foot care and chiropody services . |
| 29 | Even service refusers could often be encouraged , after a while , to accept visits from ‘ a friend ’ . |
| 30 | Indeed the Reverend gentleman could often be seen scribbling frantically during other toasts putting new gems into the book . |