Example sentences of "[conj] [be] usual in [det] case " in BNC.
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| 1 | As is usual in such cases , the copy is not exact . |
| 2 | As is usual in such cases her body trudged on obstinately , knowing that one foot hurt rather more than the other , but deciding not to admit this until some sort of objective was reached , while her mind , rejecting the situation in time and space , became disjointed and childish . |
| 3 | As is usual in such cases the myth seems to be somewhat remote from the historical facts but , for what it is worth , Wilberforce is supposed to have remarked that : " Whatever certain people might believe he would not look at the monkeys in the Zoological Gardens as connected with his ancestors ' , to which Huxley replied : " I would rather be descended from an ape than a bishop " , which has merits as repartee but is hardly a contribution to science . |
| 4 | As is usual in these cases , both parties agreed to make no further statements on the matter . |
| 5 | As was usual in such cases , the king of England stood godfather . |