Example sentences of "[num] [noun sg] often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since historians are creatures of flesh and blood , often with passionate convictions and opinions , and since the Spanish Civil War represents a recent historical event of unusual political , ideological and emotional content , it is hardly surprising that historical accounts of the 1931–6 period often appear to lack the objectivity attainable to students of episodes further in the past . |
| 2 | Such schemes whilst safeguarding and rationalising 16–19 provision often permit other schools , albeit with a reduced age range , to continue to exist . |
| 3 | In Type I disease , the calves have usually been set-stocked in one area for several moths ; in contrast , Type II disease often has a typical history of calves being grazed on a field from spring to mid-summer , then moved and brought back to the original field in the autumn . |
| 4 | As a consequence , attempts to remove one component often compromise the connections of others . |
| 5 | One case often cited is that , for instance , it is rational to take orders from a competent doctor in a course of treatment . |
| 6 | A whole armoury of biblical interpretation accompanies this mentality — one side often majoring on the sacrifice of Isaac in Genesis 22 and the other side of Thomas 's doubt in John 20 . |
| 7 | However , now that the resources for higher education — both for research and teaching — are limited or declining , more money for one department often means less for another . |
| 8 | Strong repression of one emotion often succeeds inadvertently in suppressing the desire as well . |
| 9 | One alternative often offered by professionals as a solution to personal assistance needs requires young people to work long hours for a ‘ dole plus ’ package . |
| 10 | It would be an interminable occupation were it not for the fact that what one learns about the landscape of one town often throws a flash of light upon a topographical puzzle in another . |
| 11 | Weisse , meaning ‘ white ’ , is one designation often applied to wheat beers . |
| 12 | One pattern often referred to is the series of dog-legs many parish boundaries have , which shows that the boundaries follow existing or former blocks of strips in the open fields . |
| 13 | In the lands west of the Rhine , there was in principle , as there had been in late Roman times , a count for each civitas , though in practice , one man often held two or more neighbouring civitates . |
| 14 | The insuperable difficulties of doing anything else is one answer often suggested . |
| 15 | One reason often given for the dispersal of books is their appearance , and not their physical state — any shabbiness or indication that people might actually be reading them — but the visual appeal of their dust-jacket design . |
| 16 | One justification often advanced for local government is the opportunity thus presented for wider sections of the population to become involved in political responsibilities than could be accommodated at a national level . |
| 17 | It is beginning to be recognised that proficiency in more than one language often carries with it the need to be what one might term ‘ crosslingual ’ , that is , able to generate connections across languages rather than only using them independently of each other . |
| 18 | Funding from one source often rules out funding from another . |
| 19 | Individuals rated on these scales as ‘ socially skilful ’ in one context often score highly on the same scale under different circumstances , perhaps years later . |