Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] often [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The early railway stations were often a pleasure to contemplate — imposing sometimes , and sometimes faintly romantic , like the first Crewe Station . |
| 2 | Conversions were often the result of a journey , were n't they ? |
| 3 | Other medical advances were often the subject of rather more hesitation . |
| 4 | When they did , a change in parity values was often the end result . |
| 5 | Equipment and supervisory staff were expensive , he said , and leisure facilities were often the fist victims of cost-saving cutbacks . |
| 6 | Yet a loss of jobs was often the pre-condition of restored viability . |