Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] not usually [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Faringdon 's , the singers stood on chairs but I do not usually do this if I sing the song with children . |
| 2 | I apologise , Mr. Speaker , I do not usually have by breath taken away . |
| 3 | Are there healthier , low-fat , low-sugar foods or drinks available that you do not usually notice ? |
| 4 | She wanted to open the windows in the bedrooms , which she did not usually do , and opened their bedroom door . |
| 5 | ‘ Servant ’ seemed too coarse a word for such a refined creature and indeed she made it plain that she did not usually inhabit a servants ' hall . |
| 6 | Mary did not like her , but that was not surprising , because she did not usually like people . |
| 7 | Our own recording efforts were concentrated on species , and we did not usually attempt to record vegetation . |
| 8 | Although alarm is not expressed to relate to any particular source of concern , we do not usually speak of alarm in a vacuum . |
| 9 | The problem lies in deciding what the relationship is between and ; since we do not usually pause between words , there is no silence ( or external open juncture ) to indicate word division and to justify the space left in the transcription . |
| 10 | ‘ We do not usually see him but he is a kind man . |
| 11 | ‘ We do not usually discuss these things in polite company , ’ he said . |
| 12 | However , as Patrick Parrinder has pointed out , most of these approaches — in their concern with methodology rather than with the aims and purposes of English studies — have led to changes in manners of interpretation rather than in the choice of texts : they do not usually lead to any significant reconsideration of the worth of pursuing the interpretation of texts as such . " |
| 13 | They do not usually break out suddenly from their traditional framework and veer off in a new direction . |
| 14 | Yeasts are different from other fungi , in that they do not usually form hyphae , but exist as tiny egg-shaped cells . |
| 15 | Many nurses , for example , give injections , supervise medication , discuss problems and act as counsellors , but they do not usually negotiate welfare benefits , arrange outings , arrange for the gas board to read the meter , go shopping with a client , and so on . |
| 16 | Patients undergoing surgery sometimes find talking to a spiritual counsellor provides psychological comfort , even if they do not usually practise a religion . |
| 17 | The fundamental weakness of these bodies is that they do not usually own the land they are trying to control , so that the most effective preservation of landscapes may well stem from private landowning bodies that have an interest in conservation . |
| 18 | People often object to practising behaviours that they do not usually use on the grounds that it is n't natural . |
| 19 | Tumours of the ovary and testis are likewise hormone-related , although they do not usually respond to hormone therapy . |
| 20 | They do not usually have hiding places , except at times of stress . |
| 21 | First , it means that , viewing citizens as customers , they do not usually have a choice of alternative suppliers . |
| 22 | It did not usually occur to the client that DPR might be prospering from his losses . |
| 23 | He does not usually do so unless he or a section of the public which he represents has some special interest to protect , in enforcing that particular law , that is not shared by the public at large . |
| 24 | Ethnocide or something approaching it revolts him , but he does not usually wish to champion the preservation of cultures simply as museum pieces . |
| 25 | France 's top tax level of 61 per cent , though fractionally higher than Labour 's top rate , only bites at £80,000 a year , so it does not usually effect people such as engineers , doctors , or middle managers . |
| 26 | So , while product development has been impressive , and confirms a certain level of re-investment , it does not usually lead to development of medium-sized businesses with tangible assets . |
| 27 | Under the hands and feet of an expert the organ can sound more rhythmical than many people imagine , although it does not usually match the rhythmic or percussive elements of a piano or modern keyboard . |
| 28 | The first thing to be said about mistake is that it does not usually provide a defence , for liability in conversion is strict : |
| 29 | It was stated above that full indexing — knowing the position of a record on a track — is seldom useful , because it does not usually speed up the search for that record . |
| 30 | It does not usually purchase eligible bank bills within seven days of their acceptance . |