Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] often [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Text books often include reference to explanations of legislation given by a minister in Parliament , as a result of which lawyers advise their clients taking account of such statements and judges when construing the legislation come to know of them . |
| 2 | In most of the state 's 900 or so water districts farmers often have priority in the use of water . |
| 3 | Announcements on college noticeboards often gave details of students who had been involved in ‘ inappropriate conduct ’ and dismissed from their studies . |
| 4 | Explain the reasons why partnership agreements often contain clauses relating to interest , bonuses , salaries and division of profits . |
| 5 | Partnership agreements often use auditors ' certificates . |
| 6 | Accused persons were automatically excluded from longevity treatment , and , since the Imperial law courts often took years over a complex case , the effects of the irreversible ageing process were usually apparent . |
| 7 | British national bibliography entries often omit prices . |
| 8 | Among the poor who had no property , desertion was the informal answer to marital unhappiness and was practised on an unknown scale until the Second World War : certainly , eighteenth and nineteenth century poor law officials often expressed concern at the number of deserted wives drawing relief . |
| 9 | SEX ABUSE NETWORKS OFTEN INVOLVE CHILD-CARE WORKERS |
| 10 | Commercial free range farms often keep hens in densely packed flocks of up to 4,000 , with access to bare grassland rather than the varied shrubs and trees they prefer . |
| 11 | Northamptonshire is often referred to as the County of ‘ Spires and Squires ’ , but village churches often have towers . |
| 12 | In Colombo policemen often took advantage of municipal health , safety and traffic regulations in order to ‘ tax ’ carters , rickshaw drivers and others who made their living on the streets of the capital , and in the twentieth century bus drivers regularly bribed the police . |
| 13 | Wine merchants often lend glasses to customers for a small charge or even for free — assuming that you buy a few bottles from them . |
| 14 | Notice boards outside tourist offices often display weather forecasts for the next few days . |
| 15 | Tax administrators often see tax theory as a luxury to be indulged in in any odd moment they might have to look up from their files , while tax theorists tend to see the administration and practical aspects of taxation as an easily coped with minor irritant , or deviation , from their ‘ grand design ’ . |
| 16 | In their horizontal distribution plants often follow soil patterning ( p. 77 ) , mosses , lichens and angiosperms aligning themselves along the cracks between polygons , with crustose lichens occupying the centres . |
| 17 | The conversation between group members often reveals ideas that might not be expressed in other circumstances . |
| 18 | Meat products often include pastry or are fairly fatty ( like sausages or chops ) . |
| 19 | Although you could re-use the tape for another recording , you may decide to keep it : it 's surprising how even the most unambitious personal video recordings often contain scenes , or just brief moments , which are worth preserving . |
| 20 | Modern flash photolysis experiments often use lasers because of their superior intensity , their monochromaticity and their directed beams . |
| 21 | But service commitments often prevent juniors from attending these meetings , and not all senior staff enjoy or are good at teaching . |
| 22 | In addition to earthworks , field names often indicate parks , and sometimes curvilinear field boundaries can be seen on maps and air pictures . |
| 23 | THE COMPLICATED VAT LIFE OF A LEASE Traders often lease premises , but there are many occasions during a lease 's life when VAT liabilities can arise |
| 24 | This is worth emphasising since monetary control regulations often include references to ratios of various sorts . |
| 25 | It is known , however , that there are some distinctive features about the learning involved in becoming a teacher : there is a strong experiential element and students rely heavily on their own past experiences of schools and teaching : educational decisions are value saturated and student teachers often experience dilemmas in decisions about their own practice ; students frequently experience a certain amount of stress in the learning process ; and part of the learning process involves the coordination of a vast amount of different types and areas of knowledge . |
| 26 | Board members often reported difficulty in attending area sessions as well as their other commitments . |
| 27 | US shareholders often cause problems for UK companies because of the stringent requirements of US securities laws . |
| 28 | As one of the most exposed institutions in Scotland , the HIDB attracted a good deal of criticism whereas planning developments in local government offices often escaped discussion because many of their decisions were ‘ hidden ’ . |
| 29 | But voice settings often form part of the typical verbal performance of particular regional accents , and can thus also act as social markers . |
| 30 | Big manufacturing companies often have marketing departments where products are divided into brands , like Persil , or into product groups such as soap powders and detergents . |