Example sentences of "[pron] [am/are] usually [vb pp] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Most of them are usually based on inaccurate information that we have gathered about people . |
| 2 | I think he was nonplussed when I did but , after all , I 'm usually given lunch when I 've preached . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm usually called Kate . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't mind shopping on Saturday when I 've got the money , but I do n't like it during the week — I 'm usually broke by Monday — so I keep it down to a minimum . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm usually excused early from functions and so on . |
| 6 | Financial ratios are relationships that exist between accounting figures , and which are usually expressed in percentage terms . |
| 7 | The usual method of incorporation is for the exemption terms to be set out in printed conditions which are commonly attached to or referred to in the auction catalogue and copies of which are usually displayed on the premises . |
| 8 | These aims have gained a high symbolic place in the public imagination and the institution has set out to prevent and detect acts which are usually subsumed under a generic ( but simplistic ) classification of ‘ crime ’ . |
| 9 | The levels of compensation are subject to statutory limits which are usually increased annually . |
| 10 | His score is also notable for its choruses , particularly double choruses , which are accompanied — in contrast to the merely continuo supported solos — by the orchestra ( three violins and continuo for harpsichords , which are usually joined by arpe , liuti , tiorbe e violoni ) , not merely doubling the voices but sometimes playing independently : This orchestra is also employed in three unusually extended sinfonie to the Prologue and Second and Third Acts , that to the prologue consisting of 11 ( slow ) bars in quadruple time , a canzone of 32 bars with echo-effects of forte and piano emphasized by the scoring : 7 bars in triple time , and 21 in quadruple . |
| 11 | The policy is the contractual document setting out the terms and conditions of the insurance agreement which appear in various paragraphs which are usually called clauses . |
| 12 | A problem arises here : the company policies and procedures need to be based on some knowledge of employees ' willingness to move but asking the employees whether they are willing to relocate will not provide constructive answers unless those concerned can have answers to their questions based on hard facts — which are usually given in written policy statements . |
| 13 | In practice , of course , economies of scale and economies of scope are processes which are usually run together as any firm diversifies . |
| 14 | You can buy fresh or frozen tortillas , which are usually made which masa harina ( maize flour ) . |
| 15 | Bidets , which are usually made from vitreous china , can be bought to match the washbasin and toilet . |
| 16 | But most existing transparent magnets — which are usually made of iron borate — are not actually all that magnetic . |
| 17 | Table 1 gives the results of the analysis of 105 neuritic plaques in stained tissue from the temporal cortex and hippocampus of five clinically and pathologically characterized cases of AD and two aged controls , and shows that less than 10% of plaque cores contain aluminium deposits , which are usually co-localized with silicon . |
| 18 | It is the fundamental skills of problem-identification , analysis and debate which are usually perceived by examiners and potential employers as the main achievement of literary studies . |
| 19 | As far as can be seen from aerial photographs and minor excavations , most of the main streets seem to have been lined with strip buildings , which are usually interpreted as shops and workshops . |
| 20 | The most common are blood tests ( to measure haemoglobin , red blood cell , white blood cells and electrolytes ) , and chest X-rays and electrocardiographs ( ECG ) , which are usually carried out to ensure that patients are fit to have a general anaesthetic . |
| 21 | The villus , which are usually surrounded by a circular , sandy , open space , look as though the jungle at this point was cleared by some vanished forest people . |
| 22 | As well as salaries , bonuses and leave , other areas which are usually included in the remuneration package include : housing or the payment of an accommodation allowance ; sick pay and medical insurance ; local transport allowance and travel allowances to and from the UK ; and specialist clothing , tools or kit allowance . |
| 23 | The de-emphasising of hair and breasts as sexual attributes which are usually fetishised by male spectators might also be considered an improvement . |
| 24 | Any archaeological sites not destroyed in this process are likely to be at least as severely damaged by the roots of the trees , which are usually set as close together as is economically viable . |
| 25 | Where they are used as the basis of inter-country comparisons , which is by far the most common use that is made of them , they predispose the results of such comparisons to certain conclusions which are usually prejudiced by unspoken theory-laden assumptions . |
| 26 | The bacteria which are usually found in the intestine , such as Escherichia coli , when found in conjunction with urethritis , often indicate infection higher in the uro-genital tract . |
| 27 | As a householder you should pay particular attention to outdoor threaded bib-taps which are usually used for garden hoses and sprinklers . |
| 28 | As a householder you should pay particular attention to outdoor threaded bib-taps which are usually used for garden hoses and sprinklers . |
| 29 | 1Off — the verses which are usually taken as belonging to the Priestly strand of the Bible — that we first find mention of the covenantal aspects of circumcision : |
| 30 | The egalitarian implications of this announcement led the Governor-General of Moscow to ask the tsar for clarification , with the result that on 30 March Alexander made the oral remarks which are usually taken to represent the beginning of the emancipation process . |