Example sentences of "[subord] it 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 Welfare fraud is an ideologically emotional topic , because it is usually expressed in terms of aggregated amounts ( Uglow 1988b ) .
4 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 .
5 The unpleasantness is stressed because it is usually preceded by an enjoyable activity — eating a meal .
6 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 .
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