Example sentences of "[be] often [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Products the customer buys regularly , such as bread , milk , sugar , eggs , tights … are often placed at the rear of the shop . |
| 2 | The problem is that arrogance and aggression are often expressed at the expense of other road users . |
| 3 | Written notice on printed inspection cards or slips , which are often supplied at the time of approval , is probably the most popular method . |
| 4 | Schools are often bursting at the seams . |
| 5 | Each national group had its own glorious epoch which it did not share with its neighbours ; in fact , the glories of one medieval kingdom were often achieved at the expense of its neighbours . |
| 6 | These days the deal is often struck at the time of divorce ; and usually it 's that the house goes to your wife , for good . |
| 7 | Craft specialization is often subsidized at the redistribution centre in a chiefdom society , so we should expect to see crafts flourishing in the temple culture of bronze age Crete : we should also expect to see craftsmen gathering in the temples , where the agricultural surpluses and imports were collected and redistributed . |
| 8 | Second , since intervention is often directed at the areas of relative weakness in a child 's linguistic abilities , it may be helpful to identify what these are and to what extent they are likely to impair the child 's ability to communicate in a variety of settings . |
| 9 | Criticism is often directed at the amount of time consumed by meetings . |
| 10 | Advance details are published in the nursing press ( see Figure 1 ) and local radio advertising is often used at the time of the event . |
| 11 | Yet for all her passionate dedication to public service she also knew how to enjoy herself and as an elderly lady was often seen at the gaming tables of Monte Carlo in the late 1920s , savouring to the full the social pleasures made possible by her unique commercial success . |
| 12 | It is true that much contemporary prose has a clarity and directness that was often lacking at the time when Huey wrote , while technical aids have developed beyond what he could have imagined . |
| 13 | Joyce 's use of stream of consciousness was often thought at the time to be an achievement so outstanding as to deter imitation : Ezra Pound , for example , suggested , ‘ Ulysses is , presumably … unrepeatable … you can not duplicate it ’ ( Pound 1922 : 625 ) . |
| 14 | But before climbing the notched-pole ladder to another person 's house , it was best to shout up from the ground , because the household dog was often waiting at the top , snarling viciously and waiting to attack . |
| 15 | Success for the few who achieved it was often bought at the cost of Korean ties and identity . |