Example sentences of "often [vb -s] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt my eyelids begin to droop and the warmth of the room slowly turning into a soft buzz in my head , the sort of sound which so often precedes the sudden slip into sleep itself . |
| 2 | It often involves the modern mind 's entering into old concepts for which there is no modern equivalent . |
| 3 | In the fourth year they take two further one-term options and one senior honours course , which lasts two terms and which often involves the close scrutiny of primary source materials . |
| 4 | Sampling for mammal fossils often involves the patient sieving of great quantities of sediment to extract the fossil teeth . |
| 5 | In so doing he often exposes the different colour of the priming ground underneath . |
| 6 | At the very least , a station often mirrors the national ethos . |
| 7 | In fact if you concentrate attention on a habit it often causes the habitual behaviour pattern to break down . |
| 8 | Nor is government policy in general biased towards increasing competition : it often has the reverse effect because policies are brought in for other reasons than promoting allocative efficiency , as discussed later in the chapter . |
| 9 | Often has the aching brow of royalty resigned its crown , to be decked with the soothing chaplet of the shepherd swain . |
| 10 | While men find sex can be a great relaxant , it often has the opposite effect on women . |
| 11 | For example , insisting on conditions that would in theory make the employment of women more likely often has the opposite effect . |
| 12 | Satellite TV news gathering , which represents a likely area for substantial development , often uses the fixed satellite service band . |
| 13 | Systemic amyloidosis often affects the gastrointestinal tract and may result in this condition . |
| 14 | October often sees the biggest passage of Scandinavian migrants of the year . |
| 15 | Thus the Lacanian account of the impossibility of desire often cites the following passage from Freud 's ‘ On the Universal Tendency to Debasement in the Sphere of Love ’ : ‘ It is my belief that , however strange it may sound , we must reckon with the possibility that something in the nature of the sexual instinct itself is unfavourable to the realization of complete satisfaction , ( vii . |
| 16 | Roman ornament is a continuation of development from Greek and Etruscan work ; it has solidity of mass and grouping , it is bold and vigorous , magnificent , but often lacks the Greek standard of refinement . |
| 17 | On one level the Republic often criticises the northern security forces , but it too relies on the RUC : the Garda co-operate with the northern police force and do not , as a matter of policy , deal with either the Army or the UDR . |
| 18 | replace unorganized extensive agriculture , which often entails the irremediable destruction of natural wealth , by an agriculture which will become progressively intensive , at the same time assuring the continuing fertility of the soils . |
| 19 | For such clients raising a second mortgage to pay off the credit card debt often seems the only answer . |
| 20 | For such clients raising a second mortgage to pay off the credit card debt often seems the only answer . |
| 21 | They have been placed at the head of this chapter only because it is the extreme case which so often bothers the social worker in consideration of what he or she might be involved in if the sexual side of the work develops . |
| 22 | It often necessitates the immediate delivery of the baby . |
| 23 | The rig change often deserves the greatest attention . |
| 24 | The puppy often gives the older dog a new lease of life . |
| 25 | In the end the successful assisted party probably often pays the same amount as a private client would have done . |
| 26 | It often follows the initial use of Arnica in strains . |
| 27 | Judges present decisions behind the veil of abstract principle which often conceals the naked face of consequentialist considerations of loss distribution . |
| 28 | But the converted ‘ Die-Hard ’ cynic often becomes the best ambassador for the company . |
| 29 | And finally , this obsession often obscures the very wonder of flying , and once you lose sight of that , you really are in trouble . |
| 30 | Some stance , some action is taken , which often obscures the underlying dilemma . |