Example sentences of "it is very common for " in BNC.
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| 1 | As part of the submissive , unassertive attitude which for centuries women have been programmed to adopt towards their families , it is very common for women to feel slightly guilty about their children , their partner or their parents . |
| 2 | To take a specific and vivid example , it is very common for mothers ( and fathers ) to feel a violent impulse towards babies who can not be pacified . |
| 3 | It is very common for eating habits to change during the week or two leading up to your period , particularly cravings for sweet foods . |
| 4 | It is very common for a statute to say if X 1 , X 2 , X 3 exist the tribunal may or shall do Y. X 2 and X 3 would , like X 1 , be shorthand descriptions presuming the existence of elements within the bracket . |
| 5 | It is very common for new students to give up after about three months . |
| 6 | When an accused faces a number of charges , it is very common for the defence advocate to offer a reduced plea to a number of the charges , provided others , often more serious ones , are dropped . |
| 7 | In passing , it is interesting to note that the General Orders require explicitly that the grounds of objection be ‘ distinctly stated ’ ; notwithstanding this , it is most unusual to find a petition which does not say that the petitioner objects to the order ‘ for the reasons , amongst others , hereinafter stated ’ , and it is very common for the petition to end with a statement to the effect that there are divers other provisions of the Bill to which objection is taken . |