Example sentences of "is usually [adj] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | Windowboxes and other containers often begin to run out of flower power towards the end of summer , but it is usually possible to give them a boost to sustain interest until it is time to plant them up for a spring display . |
| 2 | Although the Inland Revenue has up to three months in which to confirm the validity of the election ( s 248(2) ) , in practice it is usually prepared to give confirmation within a much shorter period . |
| 3 | it is usually easier to give examples from local varieties of English ( in the family or local community ) than to discuss a wider range of varieties , which are more distant , geographically , socially or historically ; |
| 4 | it is usually easier to give examples of individual words ( which distinguish dialects , styles , etc. ) , than to give examples of pronunciation , grammar and textual organisation ; |
| 5 | Because the rules for the generation of the various phonemes are built into the equipment itself the user is usually able to give the system a list of the phonemes which are then spoken . |