Example sentences of "often [vb base] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Deal terms often provide for consideration to be calculated on a multiple of profits , calculated in accordance with a pre-arranged formula . |
| 2 | Teenage boys , like young bulls in a herd , often jockey for position and want to try out their own strength . |
| 3 | This presupposes that pieces are not too long and that they are properly rehearsed set-pieces rather than the meaningless meanderings which too often pass for improvisation . |
| 4 | He is absolutely right to be scornful of the pretentious organisational plans that often pass for science policy in developing countries . |
| 5 | We often claim for instance , that this country has a particularly unique and distinctive voluntary sector which is not matched elsewhere . |
| 6 | Before the patients go back to the ward , they will pat their faces back into place and often ask for reassurance that no-one will be told . |