Example sentences of "[verb] often [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seems unlikely now to lead to the formal designation of the three types of universities ( 'R' for research-based , ‘ X ’ for mixed , and ‘ T ’ for teaching only ) that has been mooted , but it seems probable that in practice the university system will become more overtly stratified than before ; there has always been an element of covert stratification , although this has often related to departments rather than whole institutions . |
| 2 | I 've got out of the way of , I 've often said to Dinda , you know , I would n't mind going back to an open fire in the winter . |
| 3 | He had often drunk to excess in alcoholic ‘ binges ’ . |
| 4 | There was an Islamic doctrine , of which the headmaster had often spoken to Robert , known as ijma . |
| 5 | Looking back on that moment , it had often occurred to Shiona that it had marked the path that their future relationship was to take . |
| 6 | In the old days she and Adam had often come to Starr Hills ; it was lonely , with no one to shout ‘ Crazy Demdykes ’ after them , and they 'd played intense , obsessive games of treasure-hunting amongst the junk . |
| 7 | Major changes in organizations in the last 20 years have often led to dissonance over expectations . |
| 8 | The dolphin flesh is destined for local meat markets , and although Japanese scientists have often appealed to fishermen to release young animals , they are generally ignored since tender infant dolphin meat fetches the highest prices . |