Example sentences of "are in the habit " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless you are in the habit of using the airbrakes on the base leg , you will tend to hesitate about using them and will end up too high . |
| 2 | They have no difficulty in imagining , for example , that there are thousands of people at large in Britain who are in the habit of aborting babies specifically for the purpose of eating them and they argue , ingeniously , that the lack of forensic evidence of satanic abuse can itself be read as proof of the existence of Satan . |
| 3 | But there are also thousands of people walking around in a semi-drugged state day after day because they are in the habit of taking tablets , whether prescribed or bought over the counter . |
| 4 | It may seem obvious to you that you do n't love them any less , but it is n't obvious to them — especially if you are in the habit of saying , ‘ You 've been naughty . |
| 5 | ‘ Surely , ’ said Lefevre , ‘ it can not have escaped a man of your experience that some ladies are in the habit of dyeing their hair . ’ |
| 6 | Once you are in the habit of reviewing it can be done , alone or with others who participated in the experience , in about five minutes fiat . |
| 7 | People who think about their behaviour are more likely to try building than people who are in the habit of immediately criticizing ideas . |
| 8 | If you are in the habit of drinking more than you think you should , try having two alcohol-free days every week . |
| 9 | ( To be precise , there are four Humean conditions to satisfy , if we are to be sure that c caused e on some occasion , namely : c preceded e ; there was no intermediate event ; events like c are always followed by events like e in those conditions ; and we are in the habit of expecting the sequence . ) |
| 10 | This conclusion would appear to be valid except to the extent that raiders are in the habit of over-estimating the extent of likely efficiency gains , and therefore posing a threat of take-over in those cases in which , as it turns out , a bid is not cost-justified . |
| 11 | I was aware that building societies are in the habit of launching new products from time to time , primarily to attract new investors . |
| 12 | Even professional breeders are in the habit of making a loss . |