Example sentences of "[adv] it [be] common [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus it is common for policies to be announced but not implemented fully or consistently . |
| 2 | Moreover it is common in many languages ( e.g. German ; Hymes , 1974 : 56 ) for mother to say to father , in the presence of little Billie , something like : ( 49 ) Can Billie have an ice-cream , Daddy ? taking the point of view , for the purpose of vocative selection , of the audience . |
| 3 | For people with anxiety problems however it is common for their confidence to become slowly eroded . |
| 4 | The most general level at which socialisation takes place will obviously be where it is common to the society as a whole . |
| 5 | Before about 400 ad it was common for baptism to be deferred until near the end of life because of the formidable nature of the penances and discipline required after the confession of post-baptismal sin . |