Example sentences of "often [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In America , whether in or out of court , the managers who led the firm into the ditch often remain at the controls while it is pulled out . |
| 2 | Entry level electric guitars often suffer at the hands of cheap , toneless pickups . |
| 3 | Products the customer buys regularly , such as bread , milk , sugar , eggs , tights … are often placed at the rear of the shop . |
| 4 | Look for other convenient , unchanging frames , low or mid , preferably where the substitution items fit in the middle , as tones often change at the end of an utterance . |
| 5 | They are drawn to places of power , often appearing at the site of some great battle or murder , or frequenting ancient shrines to nature spirits . |
| 6 | Gold often lies at the root of corruption which is not found in an absolutely pastoral climate . |
| 7 | Craft specialization is often subsidized at the redistribution centre in a chiefdom society , so we should expect to see crafts flourishing in the temple culture of bronze age Crete : we should also expect to see craftsmen gathering in the temples , where the agricultural surpluses and imports were collected and redistributed . |
| 8 | The flat in West Kensington was really only three large , formerly elegant rooms , with ceilings so high that I often gaped at the room 's proportions , as if I were in a derelict cathedral . |
| 9 | Tonight we start a series on architectural follies around the region.A folly is a building with no special purpose … often built at the whim of a wealthy landowner.We begin by peering into a concrete grotto … and touring some mock medieval cloisters , all built in the 1930s by the man who invented reflective road signs . |
| 10 | Yet for all her passionate dedication to public service she also knew how to enjoy herself and as an elderly lady was often seen at the gaming tables of Monte Carlo in the late 1920s , savouring to the full the social pleasures made possible by her unique commercial success . |
| 11 | VISITORS to Belgium often sneer at the scruffy appearance of the country 's towns , farms and people , and pointedly note how much neater everything is as soon as you cross the border into Holland . |
| 12 | The sample often arrives at the point of analysis marked only with a code number . |
| 13 | Written notice on printed inspection cards or slips , which are often supplied at the time of approval , is probably the most popular method . |
| 14 | Advance details are published in the nursing press ( see Figure 1 ) and local radio advertising is often used at the time of the event . |
| 15 | Success for the few who achieved it was often bought at the cost of Korean ties and identity . |
| 16 | Inefficient and ineffective note-making methods often lie at the heart of students ' inability to realise their potential . |
| 17 | Several other causes , according to their findings , often lie at the root of violence against tenants . |
| 18 | At [ another ] desk sat Winston doing similar lists in red ink , sipping whisky and soda , getting redder and redder , rising and going out often to glare at the machine himself , hunching his shoulders , bowing his head like a bull about to charge . ’ |
| 19 | Joyce 's use of stream of consciousness was often thought at the time to be an achievement so outstanding as to deter imitation : Ezra Pound , for example , suggested , ‘ Ulysses is , presumably … unrepeatable … you can not duplicate it ’ ( Pound 1922 : 625 ) . |
| 20 | Paralleling , and often lying at the root of land tenure and local economic systems , are profound cultural differences of historic origin within many areas . |
| 21 | But before climbing the notched-pole ladder to another person 's house , it was best to shout up from the ground , because the household dog was often waiting at the top , snarling viciously and waiting to attack . |
| 22 | During painting , I often look at the picture through a mirror as it progresses , and sometimes even just after I 've drawn it , just to see if anything does n't quite look OK . |
| 23 | It is true that much contemporary prose has a clarity and directness that was often lacking at the time when Huey wrote , while technical aids have developed beyond what he could have imagined . |
| 24 | During the Depression years mothers often called at the better-off houses in the neighbourhood to try and find places for their daughters and one woman recalled employing a succession of unemployed miners ' daughters to whom she paid 5/ a week . |
| 25 | In addition , other potentially harmful compounds such as phosphates and sulphates are often extracted at the same time . |
| 26 | Ipswich were lightweight up front , lacking dominance in midfield and often stretched at the back — which was the recipe for a shock defeat . |
| 27 | Unfortunately these proposals only exemplify the muddled thinking which seems so often to lie at the heart of Edinburgh 's traffic policies . |
| 28 | The ‘ lumpers ’ ( usually psychologists ) counter that objectivity is too often gained at the expense of something more valuable , namely , ‘ meaning ’ . |
| 29 | These days the deal is often struck at the time of divorce ; and usually it 's that the house goes to your wife , for good . |
| 30 | However we realise that the decision to book an Amsterdam short break is often taken at the last minute and as we are specialists in arranging holidays at very short notice all bookings made within 7 days of departure are given ‘ PRIORITY STATUS ’ . |