Example sentences of "usually [vb -s] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The winner of the open classes usually receives a certificate , which is the equivalent to the Challenge Certificate in the UK . |
| 2 | Accordingly a premium payable on redemption of preference shares usually constitutes a distribution for tax purposes ( see s210 TA 1988 ) . |
| 3 | Sorting through stock on library shelves usually involves a number of other activities not strictly described by the term ‘ weeding ’ — for instance , identifying books for binding , replacement , cleaning , etc . |
| 4 | the process of making a commitment to marriage usually involves a number of stages . |
| 5 | Yet many of them share Mr Mukhametshin 's problem : making the first pile of cash was quick and relatively easy , but becoming a corporate tycoon — which usually involves a shift from trading to manufacturing — is hugely difficult in Russia 's topsy-turvy economy . |
| 6 | This nurse may first see the patient in the Outpatient Clinic prior to admission and usually offers a counselling service for as long as necessary post-operatively . |
| 7 | A drug smuggling conviction usually produces a life sentence in Thailand . |
| 8 | However , this usually produces a zero response . |
| 9 | Nigel Bunn says it 's hard because youhave to carry all your own stuff … he usually needs a week to recover |
| 10 | Even in the realms of technical and long document publishing the Macintosh is catching up with PC-based systems ; Interleaf Publisher usually needs a PC/RT or a Sun workstation yet it runs just fine on a Macintosh II . |
| 11 | Hence , the fact that a noun phrase usually contains a noun would be indicated in the ruleset . |
| 12 | This chapter examines two aspects of organizational planning : the corporate plan , which usually covers a period of three to live years ; and the annual budget , which looks at one year of that plan in much greater detail . |
| 13 | The small Year Niner usually looks a bit blank — possibly because she has never considered the possibility of either heaven OR hell lying at the foot of the ropes in the sports hall — and responds with a vague , ‘ Uh ? ’ |
| 14 | In class structure grammar ( see under grammar ) , a clause may be defined as " a syntactic unit which usually has a subject ( S ) and a predicate ( P ) ; they often have a complement ( C ) and an adjunct ( A ) as well . " |
| 15 | Once drafted , it will be put forward by the department to the Cabinet which , nowadays , usually has a Legislation Committee to consider draft bills and settle their priority in the programme . |
| 16 | Used to cut the threads of the pile and foundation material ; it usually has a hook on the end of the blade to assist in the formation of the knot . |
| 17 | With this foundation a student usually has a choice of two , or maybe three , subjects to pursue to degree standard , and can make that choice on the basis of experience . |
| 18 | From 6pm to 7pm he usually has a meeting with the group chief executive , and then informal meetings with executives who are still around . |
| 19 | The , the group usually has a leader or symbols which represent its aspirations like the statue of the Virgin Mary or , or Golden Churches or something to which act as representatives or icons for the aspirations , the ideals of the individual 's ego and every member of the group shares those , that leader or those icons or those ideals and consequently the group is unified by a kind of sentry petal flow of individual narcissistic libido towards the centre , towards the leader and that makes them more identifiable with each other . |
| 20 | A sink pillar tap usually has a plastic washer ( or rubber gasket ) above the sink and a ‘ top-hat ’ washer underneath |
| 21 | he usually has a bonio after he 's dinner |
| 22 | She usually has a snack mid-morning , at around 4 pm , and later in the evening while watching television . |
| 23 | well dad 'll probably ha , he usually has a lot to say when he comes home from work he 's been home and rushed out so I |
| 24 | A rumtopf is the same sort of thing , in other words an earthenware container , but it usually has a lid on , and its purpose is to preserve soft fruits in alcohol . |
| 25 | There is good snorkelling and swimming and the excursion usually includes a barbecue lunch . |
| 26 | A complex society usually includes a number of microsocieties whose ways of assigning meaning to their actions are not universally nor even very widely shared in the community . |
| 27 | Even more surprising there are no stars : a deficiency which today usually condemns a climb to total obscurity . |
| 28 | A Class 4 transaction is one involving a listed company ( or any of its group companies ) and a connected party ( ie a director ( including a shadow director ) , former director within the last 12 months , substantial shareholder ( or former substantial shareholder within the last 12 months ) or an associate of any of them ) and usually requires a circular to shareholders and their prior approval . |
| 29 | French polish : furniture usually requires a finish of higher quality and appearance than one applied to , for instance , doors or wall cladding . |
| 30 | His left leg is almost totally stiff , and he usually takes a stick with him when he leaves the house . |