Example sentences of "they often [verb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As well as strengthening the role of governors , the 1986 Act made it impossible for political nominees to control governing bodies , as they often had in the past , while the 1988 Act transfers the management of most schools from local education authorities ( LEAs ) to the individual school . |
| 2 | It 's filthy around the factory.And when visitors come they often step in the sheep droppings . |
| 3 | I mean there 's a strong Music Department here and we have a number of music students who come into the chorus for the while that they 're in the university — they often sing in the university choir , I think , as well and play in the orchestra , or perhaps the Meeting House Choir , and a number of members of faculty , I think , as well sing with us . |
| 4 | Conventional gestures are valuable not only because they often appear in the epics themselves , but also because they are universally recognised as a means of communication in real life and have been used on the stage since the earliest days of the theatre . |
| 5 | They often appear in the form of socks and underwear left on the bedroom floor , lawn-mower left out in the rain , toilet seat left up , or bank account overdrawn . |