Example sentences of "[noun pl] often [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although , apart from lapis lazuli , supplies of all these were available in Egypt and Sinai , Egyptian craftsmen often had recourse to coloured glass to infill cloisonné cells . |
| 2 | That was how prospective clients often made contact , since Mala and I made the ship our home and office , in space , much of the time . |
| 3 | Clients often discovered disasters affecting share prices of stocks too late . |
| 4 | Their contribution so far has emphasized reviews of human impacts often reflecting research in other disciplines rather than appropriate fundamental impact studies by physical geographers . |
| 5 | THE COMPLICATED VAT LIFE OF A LEASE Traders often lease premises , but there are many occasions during a lease 's life when VAT liabilities can arise |
| 6 | British national bibliography entries often omit prices . |
| 7 | Shops often advertise goods at ‘ Half price ’ or ‘ 50% off ’ and other cut-price offers . |
| 8 | Notice boards outside tourist offices often display weather forecasts for the next few days . |
| 9 | As one of the most exposed institutions in Scotland , the HIDB attracted a good deal of criticism whereas planning developments in local government offices often escaped discussion because many of their decisions were ‘ hidden ’ . |
| 10 | Although you could re-use the tape for another recording , you may decide to keep it : it 's surprising how even the most unambitious personal video recordings often contain scenes , or just brief moments , which are worth preserving . |
| 11 | Since the gentry had tended to buy and sell land without reference to the administrative cohesion of the parcels they exchanged , two or more communes often existed side by side in a single centre of rural population . |
| 12 | He says horror films and books often portray snakes as monsters ; now he wants people to get to know his reptiles so that they stop fearing them . |
| 13 | Text books often include reference to explanations of legislation given by a minister in Parliament , as a result of which lawyers advise their clients taking account of such statements and judges when construing the legislation come to know of them . |
| 14 | ‘ Coping with stress ’ books often offer people a prescription : lots of techniques and good advice that are claimed to have been tried and tested and of proven value to all . |
| 15 | When I looked from his face to O's ( my eyes often followed Madame 's ) I saw an older face , one I thought had been weathered by sex and by that indefinable sorrow of O's into a quiet , strong silence . |
| 16 | Nowadays it is clear that this distinction is illusory ; scientific applications of computers often require character string manipulation and need many of the transput facilities of business data-processing , while business applications increasingly need sophisticated arithmetic calculation . |
| 17 | Even first-team players had odd jobs and reserves often worked shifts at the pit or elsewhere . |
| 18 | In Holland , supporters often use firework bombs , which have caused serious injuries ; the violence of Dutch football supporters is just as great as anything in England , and with these two teams meeting , the expectation of violence is high . |
| 19 | Readers often ask GHI where they can buy rubber seals for traditional screw-top preserving jars . |
| 20 | Programme-makers often criticise IBA pre-censorship , which is , after all , a direct interference with freedom of expression by way of prior restraint , imposed by government appointees . |
| 21 | Fertility rates have not yet begun to decline in sub-Saharan Africa , but the report notes that in many African countries demand for contraceptives often exceeds supply . |
| 22 | Yet , because policymakers often neglect demographics , those who watch them and exploit them can reap great rewards . |
| 23 | When this occurs the couriers often take benzodiazepines to stop themselves from getting too ‘ high ’ or agitated , but the outcome is nevertheless often fatal . |
| 24 | But voice settings often form part of the typical verbal performance of particular regional accents , and can thus also act as social markers . |
| 25 | This kind of ability is both envied and disparaged by many Continental musicians , and it can not be doubted that professional English singers often perform music which they have not had time to ‘ learn ’ in any sense of the term that a European singer would accept . |
| 26 | Shells from marine and freshwater molluscs often provide evidence of the food eaten by inhabitants . |
| 27 | Documentaries often include interviews with people who have some connection with the topic . |
| 28 | Companies often use details of education to plot out salary curves and promotion prospects . |
| 29 | Companies often recruit staff from speculative letters they have kept on file , and your letter may arrive just at the right moment . |
| 30 | Big manufacturing companies often have marketing departments where products are divided into brands , like Persil , or into product groups such as soap powders and detergents . |