Example sentences of "[noun pl] it usually [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When two humans have lived together for many years it usually happens that each has tones of voice and expressions of face which are almost unendurably irritating to the other . |
| 2 | FAMILY SIZE — Though , in other contexts , it may refer to the size of the family ( i.e. the number of family members ) , in connection with fertility studies it usually denotes the number of live births to a woman ( sometimes only those children who are alive at a given time , e.g. at the time of the observation ) . |
| 3 | In the case of exchanges it usually translates into a general contractual duty to act fairly . |
| 4 | For younger mothers it usually comes as a surprise , an unintended consequence of a past or current sexual relationship , and an event for which there has been little planning or preparation . |
| 5 | At the 1985 Women 's Hearings on Reproductive Technology at the European Parliament , Theresia Degener recognised the difficulty , saying ’ fear of the birth of a handicapped child is all too justified because for mothers it usually means isolation and discrimination , giving up their jobs and/or poverty … |
| 6 | In such cases it usually means that a man has , at some time in the past , hurt the cat in question . |
| 7 | The whole point is that if power falls into the wrong hands it usually hurts the railway cause . |