Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] usually " in BNC.
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| 1 | My best friend was a bit of a rascal but I was usually too scared to do anything naughty . ’ |
| 2 | If you are in a pickle , do n't worry about it , because you can always phone Di up on the switchboard , or me , but I 'm usually not there . |
| 3 | He guaranteed his windows against everything up to a BlastMaster minimissile , but you were usually too dead to complain if he supplied you with defective merch . |
| 4 | 4.00pm Liz finds time for a cup of tea , but she 's usually still busy . |
| 5 | But she was usually annoyed when she did get home . |
| 6 | But they 're usually too well locked in at night . |
| 7 | But they 're usually cheap in here but I want one that |
| 8 | Dunleavy 's non-local forces may well be important , but they are usually mediated by local processes , and translated into policy by local authorities sometimes in dramatically different ways . |
| 9 | Doubts of this kind can be expressed in many ways , but they are usually notable for one important feature — their lack of urgency . |
| 10 | Parma ham with melon ( a little more calorie-costly — but they are usually providentially mean with the ham ) , do n't eat the ham fat 150 |
| 11 | Oval frames , such as the ones shown in the photograph on the facing page , are a very popular choice for many people but they are usually considerably more expensive than square or rectangular frames . |
| 12 | You can buy oval frames made from plastic , but they are usually not very well finished and will not do a lot to improve your design , or wood , which in my opinion is always worth paying a little extra for . |
| 13 | These experiences can be rewarding , frustrating , elating and even painful , but they are usually memorable . |
| 14 | We can represent the difference between the two as a cline , or continuum , with extreme cases at either end and a range of intermediate possibilities in between : Formal spoken discourse Conversation There are many polar opposites in discourse classification , but they are usually best represented in this way , as we shall see later . |
| 15 | But they are usually tied to a particular building society or insurance company and so will only arrange loans with them . |
| 16 | The advantage of such systems is their reliability and speed of implementation but they are usually difficult to modify . |
| 17 | Whether or not a witness should remain in court during the hearing is at the discretion of the court ( Moore v Registrar of Lambeth County Court [ 1969 ] 1 All ER 782 ) but they are usually brought in and remain there unless some application is made . |
| 18 | It did happen at times but they were usually people who fancied their power , such as city councillors . |
| 19 | But they were usually in a minority . |
| 20 | Sometimes finance committees exerted some degree of co-ordination but they were usually ill-equipped for the task , being primarily concerned with financial implications . |
| 21 | European stations showed signs of developing such communities in the nineteenth century , but they were usually swept away . |
| 22 | In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king … but he is usually very lonely … |
| 23 | Tod discourages this — but he 's usually pretty sympathetic . |
| 24 | But he 's usually short of time as well as information same as us . |
| 25 | But he was usually mild in manner , especially with subordinates , to whom he was ready to devolve responsibilities and to give support when the business or political going got rough . |
| 26 | His name was Jack Dawkins , but he was usually called ‘ The Artful Dodger ’ . |
| 27 | Stage fright is something else — but it is usually self-induced and can be overcome , finally , with much rehearsal practice . |
| 28 | But it is usually there , in surprisingly high quantities . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | In real life , people 's reactions are much more confused and muddled , but it is usually possible to see the patterns described , even though the individual 's particular experience is unique . |