Example sentences of "usually [verb] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the prestige of winning this historic race that is important rather than the prize money , as the winner usually receives less than the runner-up . |
| 2 | Pinot Blanc wines in Champagne have more body than the Chardonnay and a greater alcoholic potential , but they lack finesse and usually remain neutral or possess a slightly earthy taste . |
| 3 | Primary females usually raise five or six young , while secondary females raise only three or four . |
| 4 | They usually lack self-reliance and the ability to cope realistically with their problems , and later on fail ( or are slow ) to accept adult responsibilities . |
| 5 | A minor option in a combined studies degree — Such an option usually represents four or five modules . |
| 6 | Although patients with events usually undergo biochemical and metabolic investigations , blood gas measurements on the arrival of such patients in the accident and emergency department are not routine . |
| 7 | But if English speakers hear they can usually recognise this as ‘ my turn ’ and not ‘ might earn ’ . |
| 8 | Manipulating behaviour is usually considered bad but this is more debatable . |
| 9 | Britain usually send six or seven for the relay team but for Los Angeles the selectors decided to rely on the sprinters that had been picked for the individual events . |
| 10 | ‘ If I passed a group of people on the street , I could usually count three before I heard it — ‘ Eeeeee ! ’ |
| 11 | The district is the basic geographical unit of pollution control and usually contains one or two river or stream systems . |
| 12 | Metal garden furniture has an ageless quality , and usually looks better and better as time rolls on . |
| 13 | Flat braid usually looks better if hand-sewn as lines of machine sewing may spoil the finished effect . |
| 14 | In the world of adults a 15-year-old usually has little or no reputation . |
| 15 | Right , now , erm , were going to have it on the actual headings as far as the minutes concerned cos we did n't deal with anything very much last time , but the next item on the agenda erm , is usually campaigns and Amnesty erm usually has one or two or more campaigns running on a particular aspect of it 's work or a particular country and there was some that really started maybe two or three years ago and which have continued erm in a smaller form since that time . |
| 16 | Each ward usually has clerical and domestic staff as well as nurses , and sometimes specialist nurses are called upon ( e.g. the stoma care nurse ) . |
| 17 | The aggressive , destructive behaviour that is often seen in hyperkinetics usually develops later than the other symptoms , and may be largely a response to feelings of frustration that stem from the other symptoms . |
| 18 | Since the GCBS waybill lacks the spaces for the data that usually accompanies combined or multi-modal transport , it is suitable only for port to port and through transport . |
| 19 | A mixture of language ( usually incorporating English or French ) which has developed into a language in its own right . |
| 20 | It is a way of thinking which means that in great emergencies such as war , sacrifices are usually made late and reluctantly . |
| 21 | All religions have had their solitaries too , but the greatest of these usually made sure that they had a spiritual advisor and some kind of structure . |
| 22 | There were sometimes , but rarely , eggs for breakfast in the Airmens ' Mess , but these were eggs-as-they-came , and they usually came fried and cold and congealed on a plate on a Sunday morning . |
| 23 | As most women — and indeed , most men — do not stay 40 years with one employer , they usually receive less than this . |
| 24 | Do you usually feel happy when you finish a work ? |
| 25 | At Faringdon 's , the singers stood on chairs but I do not usually do this if I sing the song with children . |
| 26 | While Liza usually seemed vague and non-co-operative , there were times , such as the present one , when she appeared , miraculously , to pull herself together . |
| 27 | Square types usually hold six or eight AA cells and the pods are used in pairs . |
| 28 | Some have holes in them , some have five tiles in them , some have six or more ( the normal ones have usually got four or less ) . |
| 29 | It has to be said that some species are notoriously difficult to acclimatise to aquarium life when collected from the wild , but once the acclimatisation process is complete they will usually become resilient and even robust . |
| 30 | Bands usually look better if a few needles at the edges are knitted in stocking stitch which will roll and give a neat firm edge . |