Example sentences of "often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | While she noted the advantages of this : ‘ Indeed , the post combining staff and training responsibilities is a fairly successful combination since both jobs require an overall view of the entire system and neither job is particularly attached to any of the service functions ’ , ( as opposed to designated training officers also being attached to any particular aspect of the service ) , lack of sufficient time to devote to training was often commented on by the named training officers in our sample . |
| 32 | This is much less often commented upon , probably because he mentions it in a rather throwaway fashion , losing it in a section almost entirely devoted to the argument that noblemen should receive the same punishments as people of the lower orders . |
| 33 | ‘ Until you 've lived in Wales you do n't know what cheerfulness is , ’ Laura often commented . |
| 34 | I 've often commented how pleasant it is to serve ch'a from such bowls . |
| 35 | Given that background , my hon. Friend is right in saying that — as we have often commented — the Israelis ought to halt the policy of establishing settlements in the occupied terrorities which is provocative and , in our view , illegal . |
| 36 | The threatening nature of school self-evaluation , especially in the case of mandatory LEA schemes which require schools to submit a report , is often commented upon in the literature on school self-evaluation . |
| 37 | It was often commented , however , that the proposal should in time be extended to include all firms . |
| 38 | The man so often pilloried for fouling up on the big occasion was determined to make no mistake this time , racing to the front immediately to keep out of trouble and defying his opponents to get past . |
| 39 | With the development of Imperial architecture and the need for large public gatherings in baths and basilicas the space was more often vaulted with brick and concrete . |
| 40 | Goodman 's Thirties portraits taken in the studio often relied on specially-painted backdrops , such as John Banting produced for his work with Ker-Seymer , or echoed the classic compositional motifs pioneered by Hoyningen Huene and adapted by Wildman . |
| 41 | But considered in the context of the two years spent in Paris jazz clubs , exploring a musical genre that has often relied on experimental vocal contributions , it all begins to make sense . |
| 42 | Nonetheless , it is inescapably true that the familial ideology was accompanied by , and often relied on , a vast underbelly of prostitution , which fed on the double standard and an authoritarian moral code . |
| 43 | This often relied upon their so-called ‘ gut reaction ’ to evaluate children 's work , with the Head of Department freely admitting that he found it difficult to break down and assess different aspects of work . |
| 44 | Minton not only accepted invitations to dinner , in the digs Ted Dicks shared with another Royal College student who later became a famous thriller-writer , Len Deighton , he also shared a desire to participate in the revues Dicks mounted in the Common Room in Cromwell Road and which were so renowned that the entrance queue often tailed all the way back to South Kensington tube station . |
| 45 | These are so often fastened by those who , in the name of love , secure our chains daily in case we have any notions of escape . |
| 46 | Psychological work like Gilligan 's , which is liberal , but anchored in a coherent disciplinary tradition , is often fastened on with enthusiasm . |
| 47 | At the RICS , special committees have constantly reviewed educational policy in the light of contemporary social and professional circumstances , often producing far-reaching and profound recommendations . |
| 48 | The corpse/cadaver brasses sport shrouds of a type seen on the skeleton examples , though the presence of flesh allowed the cutter to render a more accurate portrayal of human features — often producing a successfully recognizable human being , albeit one in want of a good meal . |
| 49 | Capitain deals exclusively in works on paper , often producing catalogues in collaboration with New York publisher Thea Westreich . |
| 50 | When performers in this industry , such as the Beatles , started composing their own songs — sometimes writing them , more often producing them directly , using oral , experimental , collective methods — another significant move had been made ; and a second phase in this process may be associated with the advent of relatively cheap , accessible electronic equipment ( synthesizers , mixers , rhythm and effects boxes of various sorts ) , which enable ‘ amateurs ’ to produce music without playing instruments at all in the traditional sense . |
| 51 | The above factors also produced wide disparities between local authorities of the same type , often producing a mismatch between resources and functions . |
| 52 | Observations show that events are not isolated but interact with each other , often producing a complex situation . |
| 53 | Even if the walker or climber has an ice axe they only have two or three seconds to stop themselves before their bodies , often clad in slippy waterproofs , pick up speed . |
| 54 | Maturity brings new perspectives and the idea that they are often manipulated for their sporting prowess brings with it a clarity of perception , a perception succinctly summarized by Birchfield 's sprinter Lincoln Asquith : ‘ I was used by school teachers 'cause I was good at sport . |
| 55 | By 1975 , this had all changed : reports , features and editorials now concentrated on protecting the Army 's image and portraying the IRA as ‘ criminals or mindless psychopaths often manipulated by Godfathers behind the scenes ’ ( ibid.:39 ) . |
| 56 | He often got hungry up in the wood and he 'd most likely want them later . |
| 57 | We often got into trouble with foreign seamen that came there and they started making up to the Chinamen 's wives . |
| 58 | He often got me out of bed , late on an evening , to run an errand . |
| 59 | But , but , erm , I understand from quite often got erm individual member quir enquiries to Saffron Waldren cos they could n't find a group erm , there 's a . |
| 60 | She often got up in the night . |