Example sentences of "[is] usually " in BNC.
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| 31 | The ‘ A ’ solution is usually a strong alkaline . |
| 32 | When a special tool has been developed , it is usually because nothing else will do the job as well . |
| 33 | The sweep of the cutting edge and the shape is usually defined by a number , which was standardised in Britain in the nineteenth century . |
| 34 | Sometimes a doctor will send the certificate direct to the Registrar , but it is always necessary for whoever is arranging the funeral to attend at the Registrar 's office , this is usually a close family member but does not have to be . |
| 35 | ( The first note is usually the longest and marks the beginning . ) |
| 36 | The answer largely lies in the music chosen , because music is usually , if not always , the source of the inspiration . |
| 37 | This is usually performed extempore , following the whims of the singer , musician and/or dancer . |
| 38 | Once the sailor has ‘ climbed the rigging ’ , which is usually an energetic process , he ‘ looks out ’ , remaining stationary except for a slight sway as the boat sails out of harbour . |
| 39 | This is usually to throw light on the character being played or to create the right atmosphere for the location of the action and for the expressive action required for the unfolding of the plot or theme . |
| 40 | If the character moves sideways with the head , body and arms in some way averted from the front , i.e. croisé , possibly with a twist of the shoulders , he or she is usually playing some evil or cunning person . |
| 41 | This movement is usually made more apparent because the head sinks into the shoulders and the hands come close to the body to protect it from some blow , curse or frightening event , e.g. Juliet 's movement after her father has demanded why she is not conforming to his wishes . |
| 42 | It is usually accompanied by a firm clipping of the heels together and is noticeable in all mazurkas and polonaises , particularly in the steps that Saint-Léon called the promenade , cabriole and pas sissonne ( see page 121 ) . |
| 43 | However hard one may try to place a new ballet in any of the style categories already mentioned , it is noticeable that the basic style of dance used in any ballet is usually merged with another . |
| 44 | In fact there is little natural water hereabouts ; what there is usually disappears down cracks and fissures , tumbling down sunless waterfalls and on through subterranean channels to reappear some distance lower down in the valleys . |
| 45 | Any type of wood can be waxed , although it is usually applied to pine or oak . |
| 46 | French polish is usually a dark brown colour , but as a collective noun it includes button , white , transparent and garnet polishes , which are made with various types of shellac . |
| 47 | Button polish is usually a more orange colour than French , and garnet is darker . |
| 48 | Unfortunately , where woodstopping has been used , it is usually apparent as it breaks the natural grain configuration . |
| 49 | Grout is usually white , but you can buy coloured grout if you want to make a feature of the grout lines ( an effect that looks best with plain or fairly neutral patterned tiles ) . |
| 50 | Windowboxes and other containers often begin to run out of flower power towards the end of summer , but it is usually possible to give them a boost to sustain interest until it is time to plant them up for a spring display . |
| 51 | Standing about 27 inches at the shoulder , the Dobermann is usually black and tan in colour , but can be bred in any of four other colours . |
| 52 | A p-channel transistor , relying on hole mobility , is usually slower than an n-channel device . |
| 53 | Video ram like most memory , is usually organised in 8-bit wide words , or bytes , but interpreted in a bit oriented manner . |
| 54 | Far from being device neutral , the image file is usually coded in a way which reflects the device which first produced it . |
| 55 | Shakespearan drama is usually thought of as the embodiment of a truly popular art , whatever ‘ bourgeois ’ or aristocratic dimensions it also possesses . |
| 56 | Nevertheless , the ultimate defence of literature against the culturalist or contextualizing pressures which want to turn it into something else is usually along aesthetic lines . |
| 57 | RESEARCH shows that a child 's recall is usually accurate , and errors are of omission rather than commission , Dr Danya Glaser , a consultant child psychiatrist , said . |
| 58 | The default blend in Hong Kong restaurants is usually the Yunnan tea called bo-lei in Cantonese dialect , and pu-erh in Mandarin . |
| 59 | The restaurant teapot is usually free , and bottomless . |
| 60 | This is usually seen as a weakness but it is equally a strength . |