Example sentences of "[noun pl] often [verb] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | Notice boards outside tourist offices often display weather forecasts for the next few days . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But voice settings often form part of the typical verbal performance of particular regional accents , and can thus also act as social markers . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Shells from marine and freshwater molluscs often provide evidence of the food eaten by inhabitants . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | In a report to the Conseil des Ministres ( the Cabinet ) she wrote , ‘ Our companies often encounter resistance from West German companies in gaining access to the best parts of this market ’ , adding later , ‘ I am very European , but it is quite unacceptable to build Europe on the basis of an imbalance with Germany ’ . ' |
| 17 | Tax administrators often see tax theory as a luxury to be indulged in in any odd moment they might have to look up from their files , while tax theorists tend to see the administration and practical aspects of taxation as an easily coped with minor irritant , or deviation , from their ‘ grand design ’ . |
| 18 | These continental roasts often have chicory added to them . |
| 19 | Natural parents often had access guaranteed under a court order and foster parents had to be committed to support for ‘ parental responsibility ’ , which could cause difficulties , said Miss Marion Lowe , association director . |
| 20 | Natural parents often had access to children guaranteed under a court order and foster parents had to be committed to support for ‘ parental responsibility ’ , which could cause difficulties , said Miss Marion Lowe , the association 's director . |
| 21 | Parents often need help in anticipating how to cope with demands outside sweet shops or in supermarkets . |
| 22 | Sealstones and frescoes often depict cult scenes ; stone vessels were often intended for cult use ; the finest faience figurines were idols ; the metal and clay figurines and miniature double-axes were intended as offerings to deities ; the recurring marine motif on the pottery and in frescoes may have had a cult association with the worship of Poseidon . |
| 23 | In their horizontal distribution plants often follow soil patterning ( p. 77 ) , mosses , lichens and angiosperms aligning themselves along the cracks between polygons , with crustose lichens occupying the centres . |
| 24 | Swallow 's Breakaway packages often include transport ( the company has a British Rail licence to sell tickets ) , as well as admission to tourist attractions . |
| 25 | Warfare , preparations or war , and negotiations for ‘ peace ’ by the élites of opposing stratified social formations often distract attention from , and may be meant to distract attention from , the permanently installed violence perpetrated by dominant strata against subordinate strata within each formation ( see Chomsky 1987 : 105–6 ) . |
| 26 | Among the poor who had no property , desertion was the informal answer to marital unhappiness and was practised on an unknown scale until the Second World War : certainly , eighteenth and nineteenth century poor law officials often expressed concern at the number of deserted wives drawing relief . |
| 27 | Quiet , secluded places often attract ghost stories . |
| 28 | GOVERNMENTS often lose momentum in their second term . |
| 29 | There are two key tasks in these areas : first , the regions have to be thoroughly surveyed , which in the case of elephants often involves tracking of tagged animals by VHF radio or even satellite . |
| 30 | Dealers often mix ecstasy with other substances which can be lethal . |