Example sentences of "often see [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | noted in the 1890s that many sons would prefer to move rather than accept legal compulsion , and that their own old parents would often see relief as a right : ‘ the aged prefer a pittance from the parish ( regarded as their due ) to compulsory maintenance by children ; compulsion makes such aid very bitter . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Outside observers can often see things more clearly , than those intimately involved , ’ he said calmly , apparently unmoved by her outburst . |
| 3 | You can often see mats of them , beaded with silver bubbles of oxygen , blanketing the bottoms of ponds . |
| 4 | You will often see recipients tapping the table with the three middle fingers of one hand while their cup is being filled . |
| 5 | I 'd often see birds with gut or wire wrapped around their necks or wings , or looking ill because , as I discovered later , they 'd swallowed lead shot which the anglers used to weight their lines . |
| 6 | ‘ Did you often see Bernhardt when you were a young man , Pop ? ’ she asked . |
| 7 | You do n't often see photos of this I 've only ever found one , here 's one , or I did find one . |
| 8 | As the depôt was near the ‘ Robin Hood ’ , in the mornings , one would often see drivers ' small children waiting with a blue enamelled jug of steaming tea and sandwiches in a red handkerchief , for their father 's breakfast . |