Example sentences of "it [is] usually " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's usually our number they ring , ’ Miss Pinkney said . |
| 2 | It 's usually 95 degrees and humid , so it 's not for the lighthearted . ’ |
| 3 | Let's face it , it 's usually good photographs that attract walkers to a specific place and often convey far more than words can . |
| 4 | It 's usually rock salmon , you know , but I think she 's expecting again and whiting must lie less heavily on the stomach , I feel sure . ’ |
| 5 | In a Plinian eruption , it 's usually impossible to pin down the site of the vent exactly , since it stands a high chance of being obliterated or destroyed by the eruption itself . |
| 6 | It 's usually ( but does n't have to be ) a month after contracts have been exchanged . |
| 7 | It 's usually best if it is linked with reminiscence ( see page 123 ) . |
| 8 | Some of them may be able to start up new interests , but it 's usually best to start from their own experiences in life . |
| 9 | So it 's usually made by stoichiometrically adding water to ethylene over an acid catalyst . |
| 10 | Uncle wanted me to have a twenty-first party but 1 August is an inconvenient date because it 's usually in the middle of haytiming , so we did n't bother . |
| 11 | It 's usually put down to practice ! |
| 12 | It 's usually a good move to enclose a reply card to encourage a prompt response : Thank you for your kind invitation I/We … will be able/unable to attend . |
| 13 | It 's usually two-thirds of the way down the curtain or at sill height in some cases . |
| 14 | We may think so , but it 's usually to benefit ourselves . |
| 15 | The trouble is , it 's usually the family which has never owned a dog before that reacts with hostility to would-be helping hands . |
| 16 | If younger children want to feed your fish it 's usually best to measure out the correct amount for them . |
| 17 | On the rare occasions when I feel moved to write to magazines , it 's usually with my Angry-Of-West-Midlands hat on . |
| 18 | But in the end , it 's usually not what I 'm looking for . ’ |
| 19 | But it 's usually going to be a pretty well-rounded thing . |
| 20 | However , quieter deadspots and louder ‘ wolfnotes ’ are inherent to all wooden instruments , and it 's usually not a problem to adapt to them . |
| 21 | As we 've seen , it 's usually fairly easy to correct if you do find you 've inadvertently moved the incorrect point cam . |
| 22 | I ca n't speak for everyone , but whenever I find myself eating in a pub it 's usually because raging hunger has overcome the judgement of discriminating palate . |
| 23 | Statistics show that when sexual liaisons occur between colleagues , it 's usually the woman who loses out . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's usually a banana and satsuma . ’ |
| 25 | When actors say they want to be like Cary Grant , it 's usually a sign they 're about to make the worst movie of their career . |
| 26 | By the time I get on set it 's usually dry . |
| 27 | And it 's usually for life ’ , a group of graduating students told me . |
| 28 | Because of the acid nature of these fumes , it 's usually best to line an old flue before installing one of these fires . |
| 29 | I have to say though that it 's usually very embarrassing to see a group of professional dancers dancing in a club — because they are trained to be self-conscious , they ca n't let go of themselves . |
| 30 | It 's usually trivial , like things not being put back in their right place , or borrowing without asking . |