Example sentences of "usually a small " in BNC.
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| 1 | A shop is usually a small building where the retailer sells goods . |
| 2 | He will pause briefly to survey the assembled masses and select a victim — usually a small , isolated Year Niner . |
| 3 | The satin bowerbird uses a ‘ brush ’ , usually a small flake of bark , to apply the paint to its bower ; the other two species use their beaks . |
| 4 | For reasons of economy the population of individuals approached is usually a small sample of the total relevant population . |
| 5 | There is also an income , usually a small or even negative net figure when costs are taken into account , for such trading services as markets , slaughterhouses , aerodromes , cemeteries and crematoria , and passenger transport . |
| 6 | The polis , or city-state , was usually a small , self-governing , self-sustaining entity which , apart from its political autonomy , possessed very few of the characteristics of the modern state . |
| 7 | This was usually a small chapel , in or next to a church , endowed with funds to maintain one or more priests who would chant masses for the soul of the founder ( or for some other person named by him ) . |
| 8 | Usually a small tank will suffice like a 24″x12″x12″ , and it can be used in which to put a fish that has been badly injured , or picked on . |
| 9 | Permanently frozen catchment areas limit the amount of minerals available , though there is usually a small intake from soils during the summer thaw . |
| 10 | This is where the customer samples a batch of newly delivered goods , and either rejects or accepts the batch on the basis of an acceptable quality level , usually a small percentage of rejects per batch . |
| 11 | There 's usually a small charge for the service , but nowhere near the amount you mention . |