Example sentences of "usually [verb] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Successful cultures needed room to expand , because their success usually led to population growth which eventually was too great for the local environment to sustain . |
| 2 | As we shall see later , the columns ci usually tend to proportionality as i increases , so that Equations ( 2 ) become increasingly ill-conditioned ; also the numbers involved can assume widely different magnitudes . |
| 3 | The term ‘ open ’ adoption usually refers to baby adoption where the natural parent(s) meets and sometimes chooses the prospective adopters from an approved agency list . |
| 4 | When women are turned away , they are usually referred to homelessness organisations or other groups . |
| 5 | Although few characters from the professions appear to influence demi-caractère dance ( their activities are usually confined to character works ) , the Navy and Army have regularly inspired choreographers. first comes the Navy' . |
| 6 | A business executive who is faced with dismissal usually has to content himself with seeking financial compensation in the form of damages for breach of contract , unfair dismissal compensation or state redundancy pay . |
| 7 | Alcohol is usually added to petrol to form a mixture called gasohol . |
| 8 | They are usually made to measure , so matching awkward sizes is easy . |
| 9 | They are usually made to measure , so matching awkward sizes is easy . |
| 10 | Where Newco issues debentures in exchange for Target shares , an attempt is usually made to structure these so that they do not constitute " qualifying corporate bonds " as defined in s117 TCGA 1992 . |
| 11 | According to recent analysis performed by the Forensic Laboratory in Rijswijk in the Netherlands , Goldreyer restored the canvas and then simply painted over the surface , in some areas using up to six layers of alkyd paint , more usually applied to furniture and floors . |
| 12 | ‘ We think this can do even better because it 's for home charities and also because many of the names involved do n't usually contribute to compilation albums , such as Genesis and Cher . ’ |
| 13 | Such problems are usually related to grief and concern about loss of femininity and a feeling of disfigurement . |
| 14 | Poor timekeeping over a long period usually amounts to misconduct . |
| 15 | This usually leads to removal of the effect of any repeating pattern such as a 2 , 5 or 0 in the last digit because every digit in the number divided is involved in the division , and so may be altered . |
| 16 | Enthusiasm usually leads to growth , when coupled with sensitivity and knowledge . |
| 17 | Describes amateur rowing-parties on the Thames and the passengers on the Gravesend boat from St Katharine 's Wharf ( below Tower Bridge ) ‘ on a Saturday morning in summer when … the steamers are usually crowded to excess ’ . |
| 18 | Nowadays vacuum distillation is usually preferred to steam distillation for this purpose . |
| 19 | Industrial policy is usually linked to promotion of exports rather than the protection of the domestic market per se . |
| 20 | The Journal is the launching pad for many campaigning actions — including the Action of the Month and various Special Appeals , usually linked to country campaigns . |
| 21 | However , rather more was usually allocated to capital projects : at least 60 per cent expenditure was so defined , with almost 90 per cent going to capital schemes in some councils . |
| 22 | A percentage of the takings is usually allocated to advertising : this is the advertising budget . |
| 23 | Tumours of the ovary and testis are likewise hormone-related , although they do not usually respond to hormone therapy . |
| 24 | Corroboration is looked for in practice and the following circumstances will usually amount to corroboration : |
| 25 | Such a definition also excludes approaches to modernity and modernism which focus upon an outlook or attitude usually restricted to elite sections of the population such as artists and planners ( for example Berman 1983 ) . |
| 26 | All this changed in 1969 and 1970 with the emergence of the environmental movement which made the environment a political or ‘ vote-catching ’ issue , and which produced massive public pressure for fast , dramatic action , the nature of which is usually restricted to crisis situations ( Gunningham , 1974 ; Jones , 1973 ) . |
| 27 | The particular point at issue is that in standard English anymore , along with other items in the any series and a number of adverbials , is in main clauses usually restricted to interrogative or negative constructions ; Labov ( 1973 ) cites the following dialogue to show the difficulty of investigating by direct questioning of a native speaker his hunch that this particular constraint was less binding in Philadelphia : |
| 28 | The investigator is usually reduced to eye-witness evidence and the recording of the radio communications , and sometimes not even the latter . |
| 29 | Cats do n't usually take to car travel , that 's why I do n't often take any of mine with me , and shutting them up in cages goes against the grain , but my sister 's two Burmese love the car , they 'll go and sit in the car when it parked . |
| 30 | An entertained audience is actually there and listening : a bored one has usually gone to dinner . |