Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] often [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parents or relatives often make donations to their old public school or college as some repayment for what it has done for them , or in the hope that it may give their child a better chance of entry ! |
| 2 | Baldwin 's ( 1985 , p. 142 ) work on bringing up handicapped children indicates that grandparents often buy necessities such as food and clothing , and this can be vital to the finances of a household where having a handicapped child creates additional expense . |
| 3 | Contemporary reports show that audiences often had difficulties appreciating various kinds of distortion if these distortions had no counterparts in real life . |
| 4 | Anne thought Helen was right and Maureen said that she had been told when in hospital that patients often had remission in the disease their mother suffered . |
| 5 | One of the main problems is that professionals often ask parents to keep the child under observation all day . |
| 6 | The president of a village tribunal in another Low Country district reported that peasants often made use of ritual to solve minor disputes . |
| 7 | Sadly , many feel that such opportunities are lacking within other areas of catering , and chefs often face discrimination when trying to move from the kitchens up into management . |
| 8 | Even first-team players had odd jobs and reserves often worked shifts at the pit or elsewhere . |
| 9 | He says horror films and books often portray snakes as monsters ; now he wants people to get to know his reptiles so that they stop fearing them . |
| 10 | Sealstones and frescoes often depict cult scenes ; stone vessels were often intended for cult use ; the finest faience figurines were idols ; the metal and clay figurines and miniature double-axes were intended as offerings to deities ; the recurring marine motif on the pottery and in frescoes may have had a cult association with the worship of Poseidon . |
| 11 | The UK national culture seems to be anti-systems and engineers often regard standards as restrictions on their creativity rather than as an efficient means of communication . |
| 12 | Sales of companies and businesses often include provision for the transfer of the pension rights of the employees concerned from the vendor 's scheme to the purchaser 's scheme . |
| 13 | Anthropological knowledge can seem , and often is , dangerous and subversive — not because we are good at digging up dirt ( we are ) , nor simply because we document what ‘ actually happens ’ rather than what is supposed to happen , but because our ways of defining situations and problems often raise questions in our minds about the fundamental assumptions on which any institution bases its own definitions , and indeed the assumptions on which it rests as an institution . |
| 14 | He did not explain how this latter figure squared with McAteer 's figure of two thousand ; Nationalists and Unionists often threw figures at each other in this way but it was not always clear exactly what they meant . |
| 15 | This increase has clear policy implications since these elderly people tend to live in the worst accommodation , and owners often have difficulties in undertaking their own , or paying for , maintenance . |
| 16 | If you 're late twice you 're put on report , and girls often lost remission because of that . |
| 17 | Good connections with a minister would be advantageous to any political interest , for freeholders and councillors often requested assistance which only government could provide . |
| 18 | ( 3 ) Journals and periodicals often publish articles on foreign markets , and these are available at some libraries , |
| 19 | Furthermore , as Binder ( 1982 , p. 38 ) notes , discussions of CCLGF issues between leading association members and ministers often take place on a party political level outside the formal council . |
| 20 | The bored wives of old men and burgesses often found happiness in the arms of some court dandy or noble fop . |
| 21 | There is also evidence that not only gods and mythical figures were associated with dolphins and mounted their backs , but children apparently rode wild dolphins in just about every bay , harbour , and inlet of the ancient Mediterranean , and dolphins often befriended sailors and rescued people from the sea , carrying them safely to land . |
| 22 | With Largesce , Verité and Fortitude , this Virtue was depicted , birching Ira ( Anger ) with a switch , in a setting where audiences and councils often took place ( see plate 2.2 ) . |
| 23 | He produced his remarkable output in four hours a day — he found it too exacting to do more — in the mornings , with afternoons and evenings often spent walking or listening to records . |
| 24 | Shields and banners often have spiders on them , and spider decorations are common designs for buckles , banner pole tops , and weapons |
| 25 | By next night they were at Skirling , near Broughton , and here trouble broke out between Douglases and Hamiltons of the Regent 's contingent , ever a danger in Scottish feudal hosts where clan loyalties and feuds often created tensions . |
| 26 | Technically , they were all equally important but debates often took place as to their relative importance . |
| 27 | A Norlander 's basic salary may not be high — just £100 a week — but perks often include travel , a car , lavish surroundings and a great deal of responsibility . |
| 28 | It is self service in term , but conferences often want waitress service , sometimes with silver service for formal dinners . |
| 29 | Yet , because policymakers often neglect demographics , those who watch them and exploit them can reap great rewards . |
| 30 | WIN.INI is the more important one because applications often made changes here . |