Example sentences of "[adv] often [conj] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cloth was linen , for Mrs Maugham held that plastic table cloths were the last resort of the working classes , and had said so often and at length ; but it was adorned with place mats of plastic . |
| 2 | Couples not only make love more often than at home , they also talk more often to each other . |
| 3 | Context is relied on much more often than in English or Bali to establish time reference . |
| 4 | Such breaks , which occur in deep mountain valleys more often than in lowland valleys , are not always easy to interpret , as similar forms may be caused by lithological differences or by glaciation . |
| 5 | It was one of the magnetic forces that drew them overseas , and led them to disappointment quite as often as to wealth . |
| 6 | Boxing is harder but you do n't have to put your body on the line as often as in League . ’ |
| 7 | It was even acceptable to chant or recite a verse or two in public if the young mirza had ‘ beauty and a good voice ’ ; but he should not do so too often or at length for fear — heaven forbid — that he be mistaken for a professional poet or singer . |