Example sentences of "often [vb pp] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Products the customer buys regularly , such as bread , milk , sugar , eggs , tights … are often placed at the rear of the shop . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Written notice on printed inspection cards or slips , which are often supplied at the time of approval , is probably the most popular method . |
| 6 | Advance details are published in the nursing press ( see Figure 1 ) and local radio advertising is often used at the time of the event . |
| 7 | Success for the few who achieved it was often bought at the cost of Korean ties and identity . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In addition , other potentially harmful compounds such as phosphates and sulphates are often extracted at the same time . |
| 11 | Ipswich were lightweight up front , lacking dominance in midfield and often stretched at the back — which was the recipe for a shock defeat . |
| 12 | The ‘ lumpers ’ ( usually psychologists ) counter that objectivity is too often gained at the expense of something more valuable , namely , ‘ meaning ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ’ . |
| 15 | Second , since intervention is often directed at the areas of relative weakness in a child 's linguistic abilities , it may be helpful to identify what these are and to what extent they are likely to impair the child 's ability to communicate in a variety of settings . |
| 16 | Criticism is often directed at the amount of time consumed by meetings . |
| 17 | Each national group had its own glorious epoch which it did not share with its neighbours ; in fact , the glories of one medieval kingdom were often achieved at the expense of its neighbours . |
| 18 | In a battle between ancients and moderns which is frequently waged in English departments , Renaissance writing is too often perceived at the centre of the argument for the preservation of a restrictive high cultural ethos in literary study . |
| 19 | The problem is that arrogance and aggression are often expressed at the expense of other road users . |
| 20 | In the House of Commons he responded to Tony Benn 's comment that ‘ despair and a sense of social injustice have often lain at the roots of civil disturbance ’ , by suggesting that Mr Benn was selective about which laws people ought to obey and went on to provide another explanation : |