Example sentences of "it be not uncommon for [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | But for people who do suffer head injuries like Mrs Asmoyah , it 's not uncommon for them to suddenly come round a week or even ten days later and be perfectly okay . |
2 | ‘ And it 's not uncommon for them to blame each other , as they get older , for taking the decision not to have a family . ’ |
3 | ‘ And it 's not uncommon for them to blame each other , as they get older , for taking the decision not to have a family . ’ |
4 | As a general rule , Dobermanns usually have good appetites and , therefore , it is not uncommon for them to get fat — a combination of too much food and too little exercise is not good for this breed ! |
5 | But other women do help a lot , in fact they have such strong relationships with the child that it is not uncommon for them to be called Big Mother or Small Mother . |
6 | There are other treats in store for the employer who ‘ streamlines ’ production and uses outworkers apart from the fact that it is not uncommon for them to supply their own machinery , they also carry all the overheads of power , lighting , and heating , and the maintenance and cleaning of premises . |
7 | For the treatment of such water , it is not uncommon for it to be subjected to flocculation with alum or alum-sodium aluminate , followed by pressure filtration , or for a filter aid to be added and the water then passed through a filter with fine clearances , such as a meta-filter . |
8 | ‘ It was n't uncommon for us to be putting out a 16-page issue at the end of the 1960s . |
9 | It was not uncommon for someone to take a wrong turning and be found wandering three weeks later , cold and hungry . |