Example sentences of "often [v-ing] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The above factors also produced wide disparities between local authorities of the same type , often producing a mismatch between resources and functions . |
| 2 | A Roman shoe has been reconstructed by drawing and studying the surviving piece of leather ( right ) , often using a microscope , which showed that the leather had finely stamped and tooled patterns and was also gilded . |
| 3 | It is a good example of the so-called cathedral binding , i.e. one decorated in a Gothic architectural style , often incorporating a rose window . |
| 4 | They too were a family of skilled craftsmen and , like so many of the first two generations of South Wales industrial settlers , retained a small interest in country matters , raising pigs and often keeping a pony or two on the outskirts of their villages . |
| 5 | Here , a granuloma forms around the larva on the retina , often resembling a retinoblastoma , and there have been cases of precipitate removal of the eye in children following misdiagnosis . |
| 6 | Teaching without preaching , expanding a child 's horizons without risk , often replacing a parent rather than working with one , is a minefield of responsibility . |
| 7 | Once their children are old enough they migrate to town and with their savings start up businesses , often forming a syndicate with other women . |
| 8 | phrases of two or three words , often comprising a noun and an adjective ; for example , Country life , Electric meters , Electric power plants . |
| 9 | They play an immensely important role in tropical marine communities often providing a habitat as well as food for other invertebrates and fishes . |
| 10 | In matters of this kind we are often considering a span of 15–20 years from the time when it is first apparent that an old person can not ‘ carry on as before ’ to the time of death . |
| 11 | Amongst the deities who had great general appeal were Hapy , god of the Nile , a fertile figure with a papyrus plant on his head ; Taurt , a hippopotamus goddess , connected with the domestic life as the protector of women in childbirth ; and Bes , an ugly dwarf often wearing a lion 's mane and tail carrying knives , who was guardian and genius against any evil and helped to ward off danger at the birth of a child . |
| 12 | UTILITY — A small program which will do a single , simple job ; often performing a function that Windows ought to have done in the first place . |
| 13 | Before she died tragically in 1977 , Ree Morton was known for her elaborate decorative tableaux , often involving a kind of stiffened fabric called ‘ celastic ’ . |
| 14 | The majority of middle market transactions are completed on a low profile , negotiated basis often involving a mixture of individual and corporate participants . |
| 15 | The other main part of the plays was the Parabasis , normally split into two parts and accompanied by one or more Scenes and a Chorikon , before a finale often involving a feast or rejuvenation , and leading to a final Exodos . |
| 16 | I still re-read and enjoy Beyond a Boundary , finding something new , often appreciating a passage that had passed my by earlier . |
| 17 | During the middle of May it continued to sing after dark , often reaching a peak around midnight . |
| 18 | IN THE course of our lives , events take place , with which the passage of time , we come to realise are like milestones ; they have pointed us in a new direction , often posing a challenge which in the providence of God , when accepted , leads us deeper into his life and service . |
| 19 | Many came to the door attempting to sell brushes , polish and so on , often carrying a card from the firm employing them explaining that they were disabled servicemen , I tremble to think that we could ever return to conditions like these . |
| 20 | One of the most remarkable accounts of collaboration in mammals comes from recent research by Olwyn Rasa ( 1977 ) on the dwarf mongoose ( Helogale ) , which lives in colonies in arid parts of Africa , often burrowing a refuge in the base of a termitarium . |
| 21 | The accused would not be present , and misunderstandings sometimes arose between judge and counsel , or between counsel and client , resulting in the accused often receiving a sentence which they thought they had not bargained for . |
| 22 | OK , so he drops the charm at every commercial break often deserting a guest to make straight for the waiting make-up girls . |
| 23 | The level of spending is normally debated annually , often following a Government White Paper . |
| 24 | Working in a similar vein but on a grander and more broadly historical scale is Alfred Kren , with exhibitions at his large three-room space at Antwerpenstrasse 42 often following a diptych format . |