Example sentences of "[coord] it is [not/n't] uncommon for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Juan and Pepe , who run the bar , luckily need little sleep and it is not uncommon for revellers returning from the star club at 4.00am to find a bar party in full swing . |
| 2 | We enjoy a full employment economy , and it is not uncommon for folks to have two jobs ; there are few freeloaders here . |
| 3 | Too many nursing lectures are given by unqualified lecturers , and it is not uncommon for a person chosen to speak on a particular aspect of care to begin the lecture by saying : ‘ I do n't know why I 've been asked to speak , I 've limited experience in this field . ’ |
| 4 | The materials , whether wool or silk , are second to none , and it is not uncommon for a mixture of wools from different regions — each noted for specific qualities of softness , springiness of durability — to be employed in better quality items to ensure a perfect blend of all the characteristics necessary to produce the best rug-making material . |
| 5 | At present many more employers than employees are legally represented , and it is not uncommon for counsel to appear for employers . |
| 6 | Between a third and a half of all short-term in-patient beds are occupied by people with nowhere suitable to go , and it is not uncommon for patients to stay in an acute hospital bed for one or two years when they should have been discharged for continued treatment in a more appropriate domestic environment within three months of their admission . |
| 7 | Now it is used by all types of banks and it is not uncommon for NBFIs to lend surplus funds through this market . |
| 8 | There is no such legislation in Britain , but it is not uncommon for the charge to be linked to the retail price index as a form of protection . |