Example sentences of "often [vb base] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But on the other hand , our large houses , our separate bedrooms , our greater education , make us … more particular in our ways than you — make us feel the importance of little things , little decent ways , little safeguards , and the little constant watchfulnesses in bringing up our children , which the terrible struggle for existence and the pressure of space but too often make you forget and grow careless about . |
| 2 | How often d' you get the chance to watch the mindlessly rich eat and drink themselves into a stupor on behalf of Ethiopia ? ’ |
| 3 | And although we might challenge their right to run our lives we often let them run our language without a murmur . |
| 4 | We often hear one phrase in particular from Conservative Members about our policies on benefits and taxation . |
| 5 | I often hear you come in — please do n't think you disturb me , you 're very quiet , and I 'm always up till one or two . |
| 6 | They often feel they know it all and tend to give the impression that they are ‘ experts ’ on blacks . |
| 7 | Also , I often feel I gain from venomously critical views of me as an artist , more than from dithery , sloppily fawning , supportive views . ’ |
| 8 | How often do they recur ? |
| 9 | Yet how often do they come up with a verdict that 's manifestly perverse having regard to the evidence ? " |
| 10 | How often do they use it ? |
| 11 | How often do they roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty ? |
| 12 | We all know how beneficial a moisturising routine can be for the skin but how often do we think about moisturising our hair ? |
| 13 | How often do we switch on the television , only half watching it , or get stuck into routines in the evenings that require no conscious thought or effort , leaving the mind free to wander ? |
| 14 | ( When asked how we are feeling , how often do we shrug our shoulders and say ‘ Well , OK , I suppose ’ ? ) |
| 15 | How often do we reorder , do you know ? ’ |
| 16 | But how often do we listen to a Scottish accent ? |
| 17 | And when we watch these films again , fifteen years later , how often do we find ourselves drawn back to the world in which we first saw them ? |
| 18 | How often do we see a scene on television where , when some help is about to be given to a seriously ill person , the family members present are asked to wait outside . |
| 19 | How often do we ask the question ‘ Why me ? ’ when faced with some personal trauma or tragedy ? |
| 20 | How often do we get a technical visit in there ? |
| 21 | Q. How often do I make my donations ? |
| 22 | How often do you feel really satisfied with a brand new outfit ? |
| 23 | How often do you dump a file on someone 's desk with a Post-it note on it saying ‘ do this ’ and get it back — okay — competently done but with no knowledge how it might have disrupted that person 's other work or even if they liked doing it enough to want to do more ? |
| 24 | How often do you handle it ? |
| 25 | How often do you fail exams ? |
| 26 | How often do you talk about what you 've done in English with somebody else ? |
| 27 | How often do you meet and how many people there , you 're showing interest but you 're also qualifying at the same time and it 's not padding , it 's actually useful information because you 're thinking well that 's worth pursuing the R N I , yes but there 's money there . |
| 28 | " How often do you think I do this , eh ? |
| 29 | How often do you think we should use training session ? |
| 30 | When people came in to choose a light fitting , how often do you think that they considered what they wanted the light for , or whether they liked , or whether they choose it because they liked the style of the design of the light fitting ? |