Example sentences of "often [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nature does not often answer a call for love , until the caller is tired of calling . |
| 2 | Do you often experience a surge of interest in a particular period of history after turning up a find that appears to connect with those years ? |
| 3 | Plastics are ‘ cooperative ’ in this respect ; one can often make a pilot moulding out of clear polystyrene , which under stress emits a visible ‘ scream ’ in polarised light , to test where the forces are destructively concentrated . |
| 4 | Cheerful little odds and ends arranged with flair can often make a room seem far more interesting than much grander collections . |
| 5 | Well can make anything worse and will often make a lot of things carry on longer than they otherwise would normally . |
| 6 | The best solution is to have two different amps — I do n't think that one amp alone can ever provide all the sounds you ever need , and people who use Dumbles and Soldanos for their dirty sound will often prefer a Fender Twin for clean . |
| 7 | The degree structure is such that an Arts student can often construct a curriculum , with the advice of a Director of Studies , that enables individual interests and aptitudes to be followed . |
| 8 | Except when wounded or cornered , leopards will not often attack a human . |
| 9 | That can often include a sneak preview of productions bound for London 's West End . |
| 10 | The study of the discipline does not often include a study of its own academic evolution ; indeed , one suspects than an ahistorical attitude is sometimes projected by lecturers , as if the discipline had always existed in some vague Platonic sense , and could not possibly not have been there . |
| 11 | Although organisations recognise that employees may not always be able to refit old carpets or curtains in the new property , policies do often include a statement to the effect that staff should make every effort to adapt their existing possessions rather than buy afresh . |
| 12 | A contract will often include a combination of these provisions , requiring claims to be notified in a particular manner within a specified period , and proceedings to be commenced within a ( longer ) stipulated period , and provide that in default of compliance with the procedural requirements the claim is discharged , or waived . |
| 13 | It will often seek a comfort letter to that effect from the offeror 's financial adviser . |
| 14 | Although languages or local inflections may have been disguised or distorted , the traveller can often catch a resonance of the most influential peoples in a region through its place names . |
| 15 | ‘ Parents will often give a guardian the right to occupy the house for a certain length of time , but it is nearly always left in trust for the child . |
| 16 | The numbers of bands in the spectra of initial , intermediate and final samples will often give an indication of the numbers and relative positions of CO ligands . |
| 17 | Consequently , I would often choose a fleece pullover or jacket which has a windproof cover . |
| 18 | According to representatives at the conference from China , developing countries can often do a lot themselves to advance in space technology . |
| 19 | For such patients we have adopted a policy of exercise testing on the one hand to convince them that they can often do a lot more than they feel like doing , and on the other hand to pick up the occasional patient who has severe residual ischaemia but is not declaring it . |
| 20 | Who is to be the ‘ boss ’ , territorial disputes , the right to breed , and pair formation , can all be witnessed , and this can often prevent a disaster . |
| 21 | Costs draftsmen indicate that taxing masters do not like sectioned files and will often reconstitute a file by putting all correspondence together if a file goes to taxation . |
| 22 | As a consequence of the difficulties of poverty in which many working-class children were raised , education did not often provide an escape route for them and many , particularly in towns like Jarrow , faced the prospect of juvenile unemployment . |
| 23 | An officer on foot will often spend a whole shift without doing any police work , and without talking to anyone except to greet them and provide simple information … |
| 24 | ‘ When things got too hot for her at home with Margaret she 'd often spend a night at my flat cooling off . ’ |
| 25 | The relationship between dealer and client would often become a fantasy world , based on speculation presented as logic . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't often see a guy bring another man flowers . |
| 27 | In my observatory I have a 39-cm reflector , with which I can often use a power of × 600 . |
| 28 | ‘ We do n't face the problems we have with some experimental animals , such as heartworms in dogs , which can often ruin an experiment before it really gets underway . ’ |
| 29 | Yet you can often recognize an adult by the way he or she walks . |
| 30 | But the Recycling Rose does not always smell sweet , because recycling waste can often cost a lot of money ; and buying recycled products can often cost more than ‘ raw ’ products . |