Example sentences of "usually [vb -s] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He usually refers to Francis as Mr. Architect Webster . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Information usually amounts to connections between different items to be found in human experience . |
| 5 | Poor timekeeping over a long period usually amounts to misconduct . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Enthusiasm usually leads to growth , when coupled with sensitivity and knowledge . |
| 8 | The modern meaning of the first word usually relates to apparitions or spectres of dead people . |
| 9 | When he is asked what he will do after his own group splits , he usually resorts to humour . |