Example sentences of "[det] often [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rarity is another component of value and with this often went derivation from distant sources . |
| 2 | This often requires analysis of parts of words — the elements in a compound like dog-sled , or the added meaning attributable to the suffix -er in opener compared to the verb open — over and above the sense of each word . |
| 3 | Some elderly people still prefer ( or have to make do with ) an open fire , but this often presents problems if they have no one to carry coal for them and help to clear out the grate if it is of the old-fashioned type . |
| 4 | But this often took years to achieve , and in the case of Friern and Claybury , the whole process was being telescoped into a period of months . |
| 5 | This often took place in the pub and involved thinking aloud . |
| 6 | This often takes place because their responses to us arouse the wounded feelings that our parents or other family members inflicted on us . |
| 7 | However , this often involves managers in taking decisions about future policy , and management level case studies commonly invite you to consider whether a change of direction is necessary , and if so , what the operational implications are . |
| 8 | Of course , part of the enjoyment of a reading depends on a perception of the text 's difficulty , and this often involves consideration of the types of metaphor , as mentioned above . |
| 9 | This often makes songwriting more profitable than performing . |
| 10 | Here the engineers have to carry out most of their work on Sundays when traffic is light , but this often entails diversions and extended journey times followed by temporary speed restrictions for a few further days at the beginning of each week . |
| 11 | You need to be wary of PC shareware companies that offer very cheap disks , as these often contain versions of programs that are literally years out of date . |
| 12 | If Ferguson is really searching for someone to put the finishing touch to his team 's chances and not his own , he would be better offering the job to one of these often maligned stabbers-in of trifles . |
| 13 | These often involve school children , teenagers , middle-aged and retired people working together to research the history of an area and collect old photos and mementoes . |
| 14 | These often involve vowel sounds having their Creole rather than their expected London pronunciations . |
| 15 | Even the provision of free or almost free housing leaves the farm worker no better off when comparisons are made with workers elsewhere , for the latter often receive benefits — cheap meals , pension funds , medical facilities , etc. — unavailable to farm workers . |