Example sentences of "[am/are] often [vb pp] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's then oxygen surface waters are saturated , in fact they 're often super-saturated with oxygen . |
| 2 | If spots or downlights are bought , they 're often used without benefit of a dimmer switch . |
| 3 | The oxalis , whose leaves are often mistaken for shamrock , range from well-mannered rock garden plants to rampant garden invaders . |
| 4 | Similarly , the effects of alcohol abuse are often mistaken for depression , again because the physical and mental symptoms are similar . |
| 5 | Memos of this type are often displayed on notice boards for general information . |
| 6 | Risks above a certain high level are intolerable and their causes are often prohibited by legislation . |
| 7 | In poorer summers , the taller varieties and the grandiflora types ( with larger flowers ) are often ruined by wind and rain . |
| 8 | ‘ It does n't embarrass them and they are often gripped with interest as they learn . |
| 9 | Although the different groups co-operate with one another to varying degrees , relations are often strained by rivalry and feuding . |
| 10 | Sectors are often split into manufacturing , service and natural resource based industries . |
| 11 | Tropical waterlilies are often grown from seed and although this is a tedious process , it is also where new varieties are developed . |
| 12 | However , now sweet white wines such as Château Maynes des Carmes , or Clos l'Abeilly from Sauternes , or Clos St Georges from Graves are often drunk with cheese as their luscious flavours combine well with cheeses such as mature stilton and some of the creamy blue cheeses . |
| 13 | These points are often raised in discussion at various seminars . |
| 14 | There , as Marx had noted , slaves are often classed with women and children and are often obtained in order to be adopted by people without descendants . |
| 15 | 4 Different strategies are often seen at work in children of different chronological ages but with the same reading age . |
| 16 | Obviously larger employers might be considered part of the upper class , but the others are often seen as part of the ‘ old ’ middle class . |
| 17 | A familiar example of interference in the case of light is the colors that are often seen in soap bubbles . |
| 18 | At many Siva temples and Cobra shrines , women are often seen in prayer or receiving the blessings of the attending priest . |
| 19 | They are often written into loan agreements with banks . |
| 20 | Chords of two , three , and four notes are often written for violin , viola , and cello , but great care has to be exercised in their use to avoid technical difficulties . |
| 21 | The only problem comes where the existing switch is part of a two-way system , where you might need some technical help understanding the instructions , which are often written in electrician 's jargon rather than plain English . |
| 22 | Everyone in the immediate area gets a present of fond and the following day other little presents of cake or Arabic sweet are often sent in return as a thank you . |
| 23 | They may be modified for specialist tasks such as roof work when they are often fitted with restraint devices or stabilisers . |
| 24 | These two themes of rapid economic growth and workplace harmony are often connected as cause and effect to produce a neat and tidy contrast . |
| 25 | The term ‘ lost continents ’ invokes two quite separate phenomena , which are often muddled through ignorance or deceit by those seeking to ‘ prove ’ the one-time existence of Atlantis and the rest . |
| 26 | The soils are often developed on parent materials of moderately fine and fine texture . |
| 27 | Project manager Fredrik Norin said : ‘ Passenger compartment temperatures of 27C are often selected in winter . |
| 28 | However , care must be exercised in the analysis of unfamiliar languages , as demonstratives are often organized with respect to contrasts between participant-roles rather than simply to distance in concentric circles from a fixed deictic centre ( the speaker 's location at CT ) . |
| 29 | Sharp inequalities between different classes and ethnic groups and between men and women are often exacerbated by debt and economic crisis . |
| 30 | Research shows that many debilitating diseases are often precipitated by stress , and it is well recognised that conditions like heart disease , gastric ulcers , mental illness , colitis , hypertension , skin disorders and several others have their origin in stressful situations . |