Example sentences of "often [vb pp] [adv prt] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social networks within the estates furnish mutual aid such as babysitting , the companies look after the structural maintenance of the houses , and most residents have common ideas about what counts as enjoyable socialising which are not shared by Shetlanders ; for instance , it was often pointed out by incomers that dinner parties are a novelty to all Shetlanders except young professionals . |
| 2 | For , as is often pointed out by critics of cognitive psychology ( e.g. Heil 1981 ) , there is always in principle more than one model capable of matching observed behaviour . |
| 3 | But taking care is not enough to stop the kind of terrible crimes that are so often carried out by people who are truly evil or sick . |
| 4 | Minor procedures are often carried out by junior surgical trainees and , increasingly , by general practitioners and dermatologists and in accident and emergency departments . |
| 5 | Structural studies within and across chronostratigraphic boundaries are often carried out by means of geochemical , isotope geochemical , or other analyses of rocks collected in the course of fieldwork , during which field relations between mappable rock units will have been recorded . |
| 6 | Research is often carried out by trainee solicitors and the rapid turnover of support at that level reinforces the need for the index . |
| 7 | This is often picked up by the programmers , who then make the system more secure . ’ |
| 8 | But this in no way negates the importance of understanding the role which all these people play in the context of curriculum change , for while the picture of an obscurantist inspector or manager eager to discourage the innovative teacher is one which is often conjured up by teachers themselves as an excuse for inaction , it can be all too true . |
| 9 | But many sidle in , hiding behind a shopping list of the equipment they think they need ( often drawn up by a friend ) or picked at random from a magazine ) . |
| 10 | In terms of American provenance , we have sent so much material across the Atlantic over the years that we are often called up by someone who has discovered our label on their piece with a view to our buying it back . |
| 11 | Rights of way are often played down by vendors and appear dormant but once negotiations have been legally completed , or work commences on site , are vigorously enforced by the beneficiary . |
| 12 | The middle- and upper-class adopt a fairly Western lifestyle , though the children are often brought up by a live-in ‘ helper ’ . |
| 13 | This poetry , by contrast , evokes a sympathy in me which is not often brought out by poetry , and I hope and believe that the works of Owen will become great classics and last for a long time . |
| 14 | Moreover , the largest areas that are affected ( Table 7.1 ) are rangelands where overgrazing is the major culprit though , as Cloudsley-Thompson ( 1988 ) has discussed , this is often brought about by the encroachment on grazing lands by cash-crop farmers . |
| 15 | Jealousy is often brought about by a feeling of lack : lack of love ; lack of understanding from others ; lack of career advancement ; lack of money ; lack of opportunity - we could go on indefinitely . |
| 16 | This is perfectly normal when the body goes through the physiological changes which are often brought about by the Technique . |
| 17 | In Japan the influential Federation of Employers ' Associations ( Nikkeiren ) draws up wage-bargaining guidelines which are often worked out by bodies where the major undertakings that will apply them are represented . |
| 18 | Only a few rural areas , isolated by bad roads and non-existent railways , remained relatively untouched , but even these , by virtue of their isolation , were often gobbled up by the equally voracious demand for holiday homes and weekend cottages . |
| 19 | Many appeared to be visibly drunk at matches and were often thrown out by the police for this reason . |
| 20 | Pressure on land was fairly slack in the south ( most obviously shown by the fact that when holdings were reoccupied they were often taken up by men who already held land , and not by landless men ) , whereas in the east there was no shortage of tenants , and the demand for land was maintained . |
| 21 | By taking patients directly to the trauma unit , the ambulance service is hoping to save valuable time , often taken up by transferring patients from the emergency department of one hospital to other specialist hospitals . |
| 22 | This responsibility is often taken on by the detergent suppliers who takes care of the chemicals , dosing equipment and the minor repairs and adjustments on the machine . |
| 23 | Only in the last year or so did the attack flow more regularly to the three-quarters , to make the best use of Cooper 's thrusts from fullback quite often finished off by Timu or an exciting youngster Marc Ellis from the wings . |
| 24 | ( as if such undesirables were not precisely the sort of candidates all too often put up by parties and elected by voters in both British and Irish constituencies ! ) |
| 25 | On the whole , most of us lead very sedentary lives these days and are often put off by the thought of taking exercise . |
| 26 | These characters fall into two broad categories , the radial shields are sometimes bar-like and long , often covered over by the disk covering which is usually small thin scales or occasionally stouter scales , or a disk covered by distinct plates with the radial shield distinct and integrated with the other plates . |
| 27 | The radial shields are bar shaped separated , often covered over by the disk scales ; and extended slightly less than half the disk radius . |
| 28 | The floor was often dug out by as much as three feet to increase headroom . |
| 29 | What came to be known as ‘ inter-ethnic communication ’ problems were quite often triggered off by prejudice , racial discrimination and stereotypes . |
| 30 | Children love to draw and colour , but find that their colouring ability is often held back by their lack of drawing skills . |