Example sentences of "[noun] and often [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a man of profound education , but having acquired it himself he treasured words and used them with unique skill and often with a strange individuality . |
| 2 | It is composed of elements ( surface counters in visual art ) and constructs ( the bi-polar judgments evoked by the elements and often of a depth counter nature ) . |
| 3 | Some journals routinely give the referee feedback , usually on the editorial decision and often including a copy of the other referee 's report . |
| 4 | These have the advantage of allowing you time to consider individual rugs , both in the shop and often on a trial basis in your home ; in addition , there is usually a wide and varied selection of rugs from which to choose . |
| 5 | The information necessary to carry out the control function effectively is produced from a variety of sources and often in a variety of forms . |
| 6 | At some stages in their lives children are quite convinced that they have magical powers and often after a tussle about bedtime or a rejected request to watch a TV programme will ‘ wish ’ that the irritating adult would vanish . |
| 7 | According to this modified position , it is freely admitted that new theories are conceived of in a variety of ways and often by a number of routes . |
| 8 | Even if women do return to work after having children , the majority go to a new employer and often to a job at a lower status than the one they left . |
| 9 | Behind them stood the big brothers of the computing world , the Primes , Vax 's and assorted IBM mainframes , more powerful and versatile in their capabilities and developing slow and awkward means of communication and portability with a degree of interactive processing that still left time for coffee and often for a three course meal . |