Example sentences of "often see " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a hardy herbaceous perennial , although you will often see it sold with greenhouse plants . |
| 2 | You will often see recipients tapping the table with the three middle fingers of one hand while their cup is being filled . |
| 3 | ‘ Did you often see Bernhardt when you were a young man , Pop ? ’ she asked . |
| 4 | But the best were his rose bushes , a type you do n't often see now . |
| 5 | Others do not often see this as a genuine option , however , so how may we present a more positive image ? |
| 6 | I would often see her watching me as I played in the fields . |
| 7 | noted in the 1890s that many sons would prefer to move rather than accept legal compulsion , and that their own old parents would often see relief as a right : ‘ the aged prefer a pittance from the parish ( regarded as their due ) to compulsory maintenance by children ; compulsion makes such aid very bitter . ’ |
| 8 | And you do n't often see black or brown faces in Coronation Street . |
| 9 | The next customer was a middle-aged man who must have been a regular , for he began by saying , ‘ Do n't often see you on this side , miss . ’ |
| 10 | Psychics can often see the auras of women more clearly , possibly because women tend to express their emotions more easily than the average man . |
| 11 | There are no cars in Venice — you 'll often see the locals coming out of their front doors and leaping into the boats tied up outside — and everything must be delivered by water . |
| 12 | I think the introduction of this guitar is quite significant ; it 's fresh , different and just plain exciting , and those are three words you wo n't often see in the review of a new guitar . |
| 13 | I do n't often see her in outdoor clothes — she wore a dark coat and skirt , a shantung blouse and a black straw hat . |
| 14 | Traditionally everything is carried in baskets on the head or shoulders , and you can often see these large wicker baskets full of cabbage , potatoes , oranges , apples or whatever is in season waiting at the side of the road for transport to the market in Funchal . |
| 15 | As the depôt was near the ‘ Robin Hood ’ , in the mornings , one would often see drivers ' small children waiting with a blue enamelled jug of steaming tea and sandwiches in a red handkerchief , for their father 's breakfast . |
| 16 | We believe that plays should be approached through the dramatic medium ; children should often see or participate in the play being acted , and not just read the text . |
| 17 | I 've met her twice on formal occasions , but I am at work all day , so I do n't often see my neighbours . |
| 18 | Get to the back of the drawers and cupboards — areas which do n't often see the light of day . |
| 19 | They can often see when you want that extra pillow . |
| 20 | I 'd often see birds with gut or wire wrapped around their necks or wings , or looking ill because , as I discovered later , they 'd swallowed lead shot which the anglers used to weight their lines . |
| 21 | However , a sceptic could often see what rigid enthusiasts overlooked . |
| 22 | You can often see translucent curtain formations — where water has seeped down a sloping , overhanging wall . |
| 23 | Especially in the description of the blooms of older breed types , you will often see the word quartered . |
| 24 | Of course , just as sociologists and poets worry a lot about their actual influence , journalists may often see themselves as hacks and hackettes . |
| 25 | By ceasing to ignore the awkward case of women — as most of the traditional theorists did we can often see what has gone wrong with our thinking in other , apparently more straightforward cases . |
| 26 | You can often see mats of them , beaded with silver bubbles of oxygen , blanketing the bottoms of ponds . |
| 27 | Substances whose concentrations are not affected by biological activity you 'll often see described as bio-unlimited compounds so you might come across that in your reading . |
| 28 | ‘ We do n't often see that colour here . |
| 29 | It is also the area where you will often see the men smoking the handsome lendauerli , the pipe whose wooden stem is engraved with white metal figures , with the bowl similarly decorated , and an ornate lid . |
| 30 | In addition , because of the way it is developed , the Z-Score approach can often see through window dressing , which may defeat normal one at a time radio analysis focusing on conventional ratios . |