Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [adv] common for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately it 's also common for women to have repeated attacks , often with little or no warning . |
| 2 | It 's quite common for babies of Nathan 's age to want to carry on breastfeeding . |
| 3 | Bosses may take a good look at your hands during an interview and it 's quite common for men to put well-kept nails high on their list of priorities when it comes to women . |
| 4 | It is increasingly common for contracts to include definition clauses . |
| 5 | It is increasingly common for advertisements to emphasise features such as ‘ man-machine harmony ’ or ‘ user friendliness ’ . |
| 6 | It is increasingly common for practitioners other than surgeons , such as general practitioners and dermatologists , to perform surgical procedures under local anaesthesia . |
| 7 | It is also common for regiments to have differently coloured cuffs , sleeves , or other minor details whilst retaining the overall colour of their state . |
| 8 | To take a specific and vivid example , it is very common for mothers ( and fathers ) to feel a violent impulse towards babies who can not be pacified . |
| 9 | As part of the submissive , unassertive attitude which for centuries women have been programmed to adopt towards their families , it is very common for women to feel slightly guilty about their children , their partner or their parents . |
| 10 | It is very common for eating habits to change during the week or two leading up to your period , particularly cravings for sweet foods . |
| 11 | However , it is quite common for graphics files to allow a colour table to be included , thus defining the palette . |
| 12 | It is quite common for specialist music solicitors to offer their services free of charge to a band who approach them , who are broke and are creating a ‘ buzz ’ . |
| 13 | There are examples of these arrangements in relations between highly skilled workers and employers , where it is quite common for wage and employment levels to be determined not by current market conditions , but by mutual agreement between the parties . |
| 14 | In continental Europe it is quite common for people to speak not merely one foreign language , but two . |
| 15 | Rusty wire and broken bottles are obvious dangers , but snake bites are also a threat , and it is quite common for puppies to be stung by bees and wasps . |
| 16 | It is now common for routes to comprise a mixture of commercial and subsidised times of day , days of week or even geographical sections . |
| 17 | A transvestite is somebody who wears the clothes of the other sex — in our society it is considered bizarre for men to wear wimmin 's clothing , though it is now common for wimmin to wear men 's clothing . |
| 18 | It is now common for printers , particularly quick print outlets to employ an artist or in some cases a creative team . |
| 19 | A ten-year-old could be detained in a police cell for up to 36 hours but it is more common for children to be released into the care of social workers overnight . |
| 20 | The ceremonies emphasise a social fact : the adult prerogatives of men are more far-reaching in every culture than women 's , and consequently … it is more common for societies to take note of this period in boys than in girls . |
| 21 | The economic circumstances of both parties seem to offer another important explanation of why it is more common for people to share a home with relatives at some points of historical time than at others . |