Example sentences of "often [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , though he boasted of this and that , it was with an underlying modesty which often spilled over into self-mockery . |
| 2 | Susan often came over to Remaisnil for meetings . |
| 3 | We had assumed that their affair would in some way be a violent one , because O was known to be violent , and because Boy made you feel strange when he gave himself away to you , a strangeness , and a feeling that you always wanted more , that often came out as violence . |
| 4 | When he slept with Beatrice at No. 53 Boulevard Montparnasse , he often turned up at Indenbaum 's next morning , still in a euphoric state from the after-effects of a drug , almost certainly hashish . |
| 5 | I saw a lot of both her and John in those days as I saw my parents most weekends and they often went round on Sundays as well . |
| 6 | The three of us often went off to ordnance depots where Eric bent all his efforts to persuading whoever was in charge to donate a load of blankets ( which made excellent winter coats and suits ) or , if he was trying to help a doctor , a set of motor tyres , which were worth their weight in gold . |
| 7 | Jacobitism often grew out of disillusionment with developments which had happened since the Revolution , rather than out of opposition to the Revolution itself . |
| 8 | During recent reporting of The Dangerous Dogs Act , I often spoke up on behalf of dogs that many people might otherwise have had put down — I think the owners are at fault for not acting responsibly . |
| 9 | The Swedish government 's intermittent diplomatic efforts to solve the mystery got nowhere , often bungled out of deference to the Soviet Union . |
| 10 | Fred Workman shared a room with Harold Davies , an older Englishman who was Chief Reporter and who often sat in for Fred as Editor . |