Example sentences of "[was/were] often [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , last summer there were often winds of Force 6 to 8 in the Solent area with atmospheric pressures of around 1035 mb at the same time . |
| 2 | Even so , there were often areas of development which could not be accommodated with the enceinte , as has been shown at Silchester . |
| 3 | They were often men of learning , like Sir Laurens Van der Post or the historian Sir Harold Acton . |
| 4 | At home there were often rows about spending money . |
| 5 | It was always clear but perishingly cold at that early hour ; later the mists came down and in the afternoon there were often storms of rain and sometimes hail . |
| 6 | In return for this support in times of need , it demanded contributions from everyone , in labour and in wealth , although the latter was often payment in kind . |
| 7 | Between 1889 and 1910 fifty-eight clubs moved into new grounds , though there was often continuity of land use in the sense that , at least 35 out of the current league grounds were recreational or sporting grounds in some form before the clubs moved in ’ . |