Example sentences of "often be [verb] for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Sociolinguists who present their data using the simple graphs and frequency tables popularized by Labov in his early work have often been criticized for lack of statistical sophistication .
2 Detainees have often been held for weeks or months without access to defence lawyers before being brought to trial on charges such as rebellion , illegal association and ‘ enemy propaganda ’ ( a charge brought against those accused of producing , distributing or possessing any information regarded as subversive by the authorities ) .
3 This season Ruggia will again be travelling everywhere with his parents , even though the closeness of their relationship has often been blamed for Ruggia 's problems in communicating with his team personnel .
4 Because they are a form of money they have often been concealed for safe-keeping in hoards , and such careful burial has contributed to the excellent state of preservation today of so many objects made hundreds of years ago .
5 That can often be mistaken for agility of mind .
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