Example sentences of "and [pers pn] [be] usually [verb] " in BNC.

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1 In the 1980s payments of this kind , and for related royalties and patents , have come to equal about 40 per cent of the income in dividends which accrues to foreign investors and they are usually given priority in payment over dividends .
2 In the lay person 's view , and in the view of some professional linguists , the norms of language are associated with notions of standardization and ‘ correctness ’ or with hierarchical dimensions of social structure ( or all of these ) , and they are usually felt to be institutional : that is , they are thought of as being prescribed by authority through the writing system , the educational system and other agencies ( for a relevant discussion , see J. Milroy and L. Milroy , 1985a ) .
3 The groundwork principles are a necessary element in the art of kung fu and they are usually taught towards the end of training , since many of them are at times contradictory to the normal rules governing training .
4 They are well made ; the local wool ( sometimes used in conjunction with wool from Australia and New Zealand ) is of good quality , and they are usually sold in the low price range .
5 Car thieves are usually young and unused to driving the particular car that they have taken , and they are usually attracted to high performance cars .
6 Incidents like this happen almost every day , usually — — raised by Tory hon. Members , and they are usually dealt with through the usual channels , the Government deputy Chief Whip , myself and the Serjeant at Arms .
7 Three subjects were taken at A level and they were usually taken as packages of closely related studies : physics , chemistry , and mathematics ; French , German , and English ; history , geography , and economics .
8 After a few weeks most boys bought their own pens and they were usually carried down the top of the right sock .
9 And he was usually proved right in the end . ’
10 And it 's usually help with the disease that her members want .
11 and it 's usually elected in
12 Speaking of metronome markings , it 's 40 to the crotchet , and it 's usually taken as 40 to the dotted minim , in short about three times faster , because no one believes the music 's supposed to go so slow .
13 This condition is known as ‘ familial hypercholesterolaemia ’ ( too much cholesterol in the blood ) and it is usually treated with drugs and a strict diet .
14 Either staff or other residents may initiate this segregation , and it is usually based on behaviour that is seen as disruptive , so those who are segregated in this way are not necessarily all suffering from dementia .
15 There is no fixed definition of " controlling interest " and it is usually determined by negotiation , being either 50% or more or 30% .
16 The historian 's main points or ideas can usually be discovered in ( a ) the first and/or last paragraph of a chapter or section , ( b ) the first sentence of a paragraph — this is the key point for the paragraph and it is usually expressed in one sentence .
17 This is a slow launch which picks up speed and fades several times , and it is usually caused by a shortage of fuel or mechanical trouble on the winch or car .
18 Sintered glass is superheated to provide a myriad of tiny cavities , and it is usually claimed that both aerobic ( nitrite and ammonia converting on the outside of the media ) and anaerobic bacteria ( nitrate converting on the inside of the media ) will thrive in such media .
19 And it is usually taken to mean the coordinated management of all the information-based resources of the firm : those that are IT-based ; but also those that are not ( yet ? )
20 The Labour Party 's ‘ Irish unity ’ excuse is a logical nonsense and it is usually tagged on as an afterthought to the comradely talk about the SDLP .
21 The entry form is usually located on or near the product and it is usually required that each entry is accompanied by proofs of purchase .
22 There was a struggle about politics , and it was usually polarized about Vietnam .
23 The quality of luggage was of great importance , and it was usually made of good leather .
24 Later it came to denote ‘ time ’ generally , and it was usually employed in that sense in Sanskrit writings .
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