Example sentences of "which often [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first time I had heard orderly 's German : a rich hybrid language spoken with any English local accent which often achieved wonders when the phrases of classroom or grammar book produced only a blank expression and a shrug of the shoulders . |
| 2 | The use of labour exchanges to encourage vocational guidance and industrial training would , he argued , have three consequences : it would reduce risks of individual ‘ maladjustment ’ , which often meant waste of abilities and even unemployment ; it would adjust the flow of labour between trades ; and it would discourage ‘ blind-alley ’ occupations , which he saw as not only demoralizing , but also as likely to lead to ‘ a fresh point of stress in industry — the transition to a new occupation at manhood ’ . |
| 3 | The last decades of the century saw the flowering of numerous bizarre but intensely committed religious sects which often reflected disenchantment with both Church and State . |
| 4 | Charles Bradlaugh had founded the National Secular Society and edited the radical National Reformer , which often sought publicity for its views by courting prosecution . |
| 5 | But Prof Boulois said the vaccine would save most lives by protecting against the most common type of pneumonia , which often followed influenza and was widely misdiagnosed . |
| 6 | The research publication also contains details of the new independent pub operators — such as Enterprise Inns , Paramount , Pubmaster — which often acquired pubs when the majors were reducing their tied outlets to comply with the Beer Orders . |
| 7 | It is believed that a transit van , which often ferried RUC officers to and from their Saturday night duties , was the intended target . |
| 8 | The exciting outfit were constantly recording John Peel sessions and playing to ecstatic audiences , which often included Gedge . |
| 9 | In many areas local services were provided by numerous different authorities , which often gave rise to acute co-ordination problems . |