Example sentences of "usually [vb base] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 These usually make quite a small pool and can frequently be purchased from department stores as well as from garden centres and water-gardening specialists .
2 ‘ Yes , ’ said Matey encouragingly , ‘ we hold it every year , and we usually make quite a large sum to give to the various charities connected with the Church . ’
3 Alternatives to this usually provide only a palliative for the rural transport problem .
4 Traditional electron microscopes , which emit beams of electrons and watch them bounce off the surface , can see much smaller details but their pictures usually give only a poor impression of the relief of the surface .
5 Unfortunately I do n't think they have n't confirmed as they usua most organizations usually do about a week beforehand er by phone , to make sure it 's alright , and I 've lost their letter .
6 The centres are essentially for advice and usually offer only a limited amount , if any , of further assistance .
7 Permeable areas usually have only a few streams , but they flow with little variation throughout the year and rarely flood .
8 The life-shortening effect in LAWER is claimed to be ‘ smaller than that in euthanasia because the patients usually have only a few hours or days to live ’ .
9 I usually have quite a lot of homework on Wednesday nights .
10 Individual service departments usually have quite a clear understanding of their own legal responsibilities , but are often not too sure how their work relates to other parts of the local authority empire .
11 Climbers usually need only a light pruning , ( a ) , to build up strong main stems and develop lateral side shoots .
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