Example sentences of "as they usually [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visiting valets , I have found , are often the worst offenders , aspiring as they usually do to the position of butler with some urgency . |
| 2 | The press got hold of it somehow , as they usually do , but there 's nothing official yet . |
| 3 | Bernadette : With my other babies they 've mostly left them quite close to me , but she was put over to the side , the doctor was slow in coming , and she went over and checked her over , instead of coming to speak to me as they usually do — she went out again and did n't even look at me [ laughs ] … |
| 4 | The male chimps hunted with spectacular success , catching a big colobus monkey , which they had to bring to the ground to eat , rather than remaining in the trees as they usually do . |
| 5 | The night before the wedding the girls hardly slept at all and they did not chatter to one another as they usually did until they found sleep . |
| 6 | The pupils were too depressed to bother sneaking into each other 's rooms for a chat as they usually did on the first night back at school . |
| 7 | As they usually occur in the afternoon , the learners may be tired and sleepy after a busy morning and a big lunch . |