Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] is usually [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the most part MA atrophies and consequently the media in recent insects is generally MP , although it is usually designated by the symbol M. The Odonata and Plecoptera , however , seem to be unusual in retaining MA and not MP , while further research is needed into the constitution of the media in other Orthopteroid insects . |
| 2 | This aspect of lost practical and discursive consciousness is well recognised in the literature on dementia , although it is usually described in the language of psychogeriatrics . |
| 3 | Every bride looks beautiful — this is partly because of what she is wearing and partly because she is usually glowing with happiness . |
| 4 | Welfare fraud is an ideologically emotional topic , because it is usually expressed in terms of aggregated amounts ( Uglow 1988b ) . |
| 5 | Hangman is well known as a spelling game , but it is less useful than it should be , because it is usually played as a pure guessing game . |
| 6 | The unpleasantness is stressed because it is usually preceded by an enjoyable activity — eating a meal . |
| 7 | The British Mesozoic Committee ( who concerned themselves with such matters ) therefore found it impossible to accept the stratotype concept as it is usually proclaimed on the continent . |