Example sentences of "they often [vb past] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had the same friends , and they often met at parties . |
| 2 | They often suffered from vaginismus , but they invariably praised their husbands for being ‘ exceptionally kind ’ , passive , totally understanding and ‘ so good as not to bother me ’ . |
| 3 | They often went on excursions , always talking away nineteen to the dozen . |
| 4 | They often came into conflict with the local Transport Committees , formed from the local branches of the main transport unions , who correctly maintained that they alone had the right to issue permits for the movement of essential items which would otherwise have been held up in the dispute . |
| 5 | The public outcry at the sight of myxomatosis-infected rabbits wandering helplessly around continued since they often strayed into areas where the full extent of their suffering was visible . |
| 6 | The Independent Companies were intended to be a ship-based force slipping ashore to harass German communications and cut the supply line of Swedish ore , but they often fought as infantry because the Allies had no other troops available ; an unavoidable reason for deploying special forces in this role in Norway . |
| 7 | He assured her that he was unhappily married , never had sex with his wife though they slept in the same bed , and that they often thought of divorce . |
| 8 | When the group travelled further afield , they often slept on floors at the homes of fans or friends . |
| 9 | They often rode for hours in contented silence , remembering the good years behind them when everything had been simple and summer seemed to last for ever . |
| 10 | Their relations were always cordial and , in his memoirs , Hedilla recounts how they often talked of politics . |