Example sentences of "[be] often [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Items such as sweets and toys are often displayed at a low level — so that children will see them and either ask for them or buy them . |
| 2 | In addition , other potentially harmful compounds such as phosphates and sulphates are often extracted at the same time . |
| 3 | For a start , though it 's called ‘ single-frame ’ , two frames are often shot at a time , for economy . |
| 4 | Products the customer buys regularly , such as bread , milk , sugar , eggs , tights … are often placed at the rear of the shop . |
| 5 | The problem is that arrogance and aggression are often expressed at the expense of other road users . |
| 6 | Written notice on printed inspection cards or slips , which are often supplied at the time of approval , is probably the most popular method . |
| 7 | If the witnesses are n't killed at the time , then they are often murdered at a later date , or frightened off with violent threats . |
| 8 | As a result of intense competition , bonds are often sold at a discount to attract investors ( the " reallowance " ) or else banks would sell their bonds in the grey market ( a market for bonds on which the issue price or syndicate allocations has not yet been determined , where quotes are set in relation to the unknown final price ) , which may oblige the lead manager to buy the bonds back in order to support the price . |
| 9 | Schools are often bursting at the seams . |
| 10 | Each national group had its own glorious epoch which it did not share with its neighbours ; in fact , the glories of one medieval kingdom were often achieved at the expense of its neighbours . |
| 11 | The rotors were often run at a circumferential velocity only slightly higher than that of the relative wind , that is at far less than optimal efficacy . |
| 12 | Services were often held at a very early hour . |
| 13 | Although the reduced percentage of aneuploid tumours can be interpreted as a local response to radiotherapy the missing effect on survival points to the fact that oesophageal cancer is often diagnosed at a locally advanced or even disseminated stage . |
| 14 | As it takes about two years to convert an idea to law through our parliamentary system , new legislation is often implemented at a time when the circumstances which gave rise to the idea have substantially altered . |
| 15 | These days the deal is often struck at the time of divorce ; and usually it 's that the house goes to your wife , for good . |
| 16 | It is often based at a Community Mental Health Centre ( CMHC ) , although if it is , it is important that the supervisory and rehabilitation staff operate separately from the staff who provide the routine day-to-day mental health service , otherwise the needs of those in crisis may quickly push the needs of long-term sufferers into the background . |
| 17 | However we realise that the decision to book an Amsterdam short break is often taken at the last minute and as we are specialists in arranging holidays at very short notice all bookings made within 7 days of departure are given ‘ PRIORITY STATUS ’ . |
| 18 | Most LEAs are engaging in programmes of governor training , this is often aimed at a limited number of governors on the assumption that this will cascade through to the remainder . |
| 19 | Craft specialization is often subsidized at the redistribution centre in a chiefdom society , so we should expect to see crafts flourishing in the temple culture of bronze age Crete : we should also expect to see craftsmen gathering in the temples , where the agricultural surpluses and imports were collected and redistributed . |
| 20 | Second , since intervention is often directed at the areas of relative weakness in a child 's linguistic abilities , it may be helpful to identify what these are and to what extent they are likely to impair the child 's ability to communicate in a variety of settings . |
| 21 | Criticism is often directed at the amount of time consumed by meetings . |
| 22 | Advance details are published in the nursing press ( see Figure 1 ) and local radio advertising is often used at the time of the event . |
| 23 | While bird-watching is often used at an early stage in research to try to develop hypotheses and to make sure one does have some idea of how people behave before going any further , there is no reason why one should not develop more systematic recording schedules to standardize the observations and to develop more of a survey approach . |
| 24 | Yet for all her passionate dedication to public service she also knew how to enjoy herself and as an elderly lady was often seen at the gaming tables of Monte Carlo in the late 1920s , savouring to the full the social pleasures made possible by her unique commercial success . |
| 25 | It is true that much contemporary prose has a clarity and directness that was often lacking at the time when Huey wrote , while technical aids have developed beyond what he could have imagined . |
| 26 | Joyce 's use of stream of consciousness was often thought at the time to be an achievement so outstanding as to deter imitation : Ezra Pound , for example , suggested , ‘ Ulysses is , presumably … unrepeatable … you can not duplicate it ’ ( Pound 1922 : 625 ) . |
| 27 | But before climbing the notched-pole ladder to another person 's house , it was best to shout up from the ground , because the household dog was often waiting at the top , snarling viciously and waiting to attack . |
| 28 | This was because it was often bought at a high . |
| 29 | Success for the few who achieved it was often bought at the cost of Korean ties and identity . |