Example sentences of "often [verb] the [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Control of the workforce was therefore formal and impersonal , often reflecting the tone of class relationships as they existed in the wider rural society . |
| 2 | Thus measurement often involves the exercise of judgement . |
| 3 | Experimental studies of turbulent flows often involve the interpretation of correlation measurements . |
| 4 | Surprisingly , perhaps , I find that walking with no means to draw or paint at all often has the effect of revelation at a particular place and time along the walk . |
| 5 | The festivals included " mysteries " , dramatic performances of episodes relating to the life , death and resurrection of Osiris , and often involved the planting of seed in Osiris-shaped moulds to germinate and grow by the end of the festival . |
| 6 | For Andrew alcohol gives no such release for mental biopsy , his examinations always seem to take place in a sober frame of mind and quite often match the skill of doctor 's probe . |
| 7 | ‘ Realism and politics ’ ( or at least social issues ) came back almost as strongly as in the 1930s , in the work of writers who often dropped the baton of innovation like a hot potato , vehemently rejecting modernism and experiment . |
| 8 | Get to the back of the drawers and cupboards — areas which do n't often see the light of day . |
| 9 | Referee Jim Fleming irritated the crowd with the speed of his whistling , often scorning the possibility of advantage and creating far too many stoppages . |
| 10 | They break the signifying chains which have so often bound the project of emancipation to a strategy of cultural assimilation . |
| 11 | A limited company must be formed by the process of registration.A partnership may be formed quite informally , e.g. orally , or even by conduct , though it is wise to have a written agreement or articles , often called the deed of partnership . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ This enables the automation of cash allocation and bank reconciliation , and the communication with the bank often takes the form of tape or transmission . ’ |
| 14 | These girls will often control the sensation by pressure on the perineum either by holding themselves , crossing their legs , or by sitting on their foot . |
| 15 | The performance , too , often lacks the sort of tension that makes for a live musical experience . |
| 16 | The maximum allowable positional error under static conditions often dictates the choice of motor , so this Chapter deals with the relationship between the static position error and the parameters of the motor , drive and load . |
| 17 | But experience tells us that adaptive behaviour most often reflects the intelligence of evolution rather than that of the animals it has so carefully programmed . |
| 18 | Regretfully traditional inspection often shifts the focus of responsibility for the quality of performance away from the person carrying out the work . |
| 19 | Legal discourse and scientific discourse often sacrifice the maxim of quantity to the maxim of quality . |
| 20 | We would give that a slightly different gloss : multiculturalism , certainly as it was translated into educational and political practice , often conflated the question of culture with a particular understanding of ethnicity . |
| 21 | This is because health and the quality and availability of health care often become the focus of community struggle . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | A major development in rural industry often took the form of town based capitalists organising the labours of village artificers . |
| 24 | Britain has often led the way in aerospace technology , without reaping the benefits . |
| 25 | As such he has often led the army into battle , and is one of the most experienced generals in the Old World . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Owers showed no signs of rustiness , often winning the ball in midfield and supplying the deadly pass to Goodman which produced the first goal . |
| 28 | The decision to return to the gold standard , and to operate it , often necessitated the rise of interest rates which acted as a burden upon the exporting industries just as the reflation of the pound had made exporting more difficult . |
| 29 | Now , by some manoeuvring on this , you can often get the income to sort of fit both sides if you like , you know by putting income to each side , you can avoid losing your age allowance . |
| 30 | 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 ) . |