Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] more often [conj] " in BNC.

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1 In the breeding season males peek more often than females .
2 We have seen how the findings of Barry Hall and John Cairns have suggested that some genetic codes occur more often when they are useful than when they are not .
3 This argument is reinforced by observations that IBS patients consult more often than others after a stressful or threatening life event .
4 Their hands touched more often than seemed necessary .
5 Young women consult more often and are more likely to have their blood pressure measured , particularly during pregnancy and contraception .
6 Hall says that mutations in the genetic code of some bacteria occur more often when they are useful than when they are not .
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