Example sentences of "often [verb] [art] form [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The initial experience for any child is just to play with the pieces to familiarise himself with them all and this often takes the form of picture and pattern making — similar to the early use of the other structured apparatus . |
| 2 | ‘ This enables the automation of cash allocation and bank reconciliation , and the communication with the bank often takes the form of tape or transmission . ’ |
| 3 | In a world in which outward conformity with the religion of the establishment was hard to distinguish from real commitment , the call to authentic Christianity often took the form of conversion to some form of the ascetic life . |
| 4 | A major development in rural industry often took the form of town based capitalists organising the labours of village artificers . |
| 5 | The argument often taking the form of assertion pitted against assertion , women trained for so long to hide their intelligence , to be polite , show an interest in other people , draw them out with questions , now in the relative security burst out with a pent-up aggression , asserting themselves , their opinions . |
| 6 | Even where decentralized budgeting projects have been introduced , these have often taken the form of pilot projects or trials ( Progress in Financial Management in Government Departments , 1984 , especially Appendix 2 ) , whilst the authority delegated to budget holders has often been severely constrained ( not least by centrally determined manpower ceilings and pay scales ) . |
| 7 | In RENFE , work-to-rules have often taken the form of safety campaigns . |