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Discover LudwigThe part of a sentence "I often was" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to indicate that something used to happen or was true regularly in the past. For example: "Growing up, I often was the smallest kid in the class."
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When I ran those plays, I often was beating the starting defensive backs.
I often was dispatched to grab it for her from a kitchen drawer.
I wondered if he was as lonely as I often was.
Yet driving that big white Ford, I often was taken for either the truant or probation officer.
Once in London, slightly exasperated with her as I often was, I made a cutting remark about her ridiculous tottering in her mad white heels: "Mum!
To receive strong applause at the end of my speeches, as I often did, and to be complimented on my bravery, as I often was, made me feel sick instead of proud.
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As I often am.
I often am very hard on myself.
I often be looking for somewhere to waste time.
I prepared myself well but was, as I often am, nervous beforehand.
I often am asked why coffee is removed from my programs.
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