Example sentences of "be usually [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're usually purchased over the counter with no instructions , but last week I bought one in a plastic sleeve , on which the following instructions were printed : ‘ This voltage indicator is suitable for testing AC voltage from 100 volts up to a maximum of 500 volts against earth The metal part on top of the indicator must be touched to operate it , and the earthing position of the user largely determines whether it lights up or not . |
| 2 | Solar panels are usually mounted on the roof of a house and used for domestic heating . |
| 3 | One of the curiosities of water mills is that in the North , unlike the South of England , the wheels are usually erected inside the buildings . |
| 4 | Eurobonds are usually listed on the London or Luxembourg stock markets . |
| 5 | The prices are usually collected on the Tuesday closest to the 15th of the month and the index is published in the third week of the following month in various economic journals . |
| 6 | The ventral arm plates are pentagonal to square with a rounded or sometimes concave distal edge ; they are usually separated throughout the arm . |
| 7 | Since registration forms are usually despatched in the autumn , and in any event well before this last election was announced , Ms Heseltine obviously knew something that the rest of us did n't . |
| 8 | Interdependences of the terminal variables are usually presented in the form of static characteristics . |
| 9 | Unlike the classic examples of the ‘ old world ’ , Australian are generally produced from single grape varieties or simple blends , and are usually named after the grape varieties concerned . |
| 10 | The bulldog calves are usually aborted in the later stages of the pregnancy and the syndrome is particularly seen where very short-legged types are favoured . |
| 11 | Such designations may be comprehensive in that the key villages are usually designated as the loci for growth in employment , services and housing . |
| 12 | Railway transition curves are usually related to the velocity cubed — a cubic curve is comparatively easy to set out with a theodolite . |
| 13 | The sophistication of a thesaurus and the specificity of its index terms are usually related to the number of documents to be covered by the indexing system for which the indexing language is being planned . |
| 14 | 4 THE MOTHERBOARD : These are usually connected to the PC by a couple of screws and plastic standoffs poking up from the bottom of the case . |
| 15 | Vehicles are usually painted in the client 's livery and for major customers it is the preferred means of transporting their products . |
| 16 | These are usually determined by the conductivity measured under controlled conditions , the instrument used giving readings that indicate , or can be related to , the content of dissolved salts in the water . |
| 17 | Complaints are usually received by the secretariat in the Professional Conduct Department ( PCD ) . |
| 18 | These proteins are usually bound to the plasma membrane by myristylation and/or direct attachment to membrane proteins . |
| 19 | Such analytic paraphrases are usually conducted from the position of a specific ( even though not always openly or clearly stated ) ontological bias ; and often the assumption is made that all purportive references to " non-meanings " in factual statements , in the final analysis , can be translated into references to ontological existents of the preferred sort . |
| 20 | However , longer term temporary labour requirements , such as those experienced over summer by hotels at holiday resorts , are usually met by the recruitment of seasonal workers . |
| 21 | Consumer markets are usually segmented on the basis of geography , demography and buyer-behaviour . |
| 22 | These are usually sewn into the tent and cover the bottom plus two or three inches up the sides of the tent . |
| 23 | Those who work in consultancies are usually arranged in the following hierarchy , starting with the top person . |
| 24 | The highest authority of the Fund is still exercised by the board of governors , but the constitution of the interim committee is such that decisions taken there are usually ratified by the full board when it meets annually in the autumn . |
| 25 | These are so strong that , since they are usually sheltered from the rain , they can be used , after judicious refurbishment , year after year . |
| 26 | Prices are usually based on the maximum number of persons a studio or apartment can accommodate . |
| 27 | In contrast , rugs produced in India , Pakistan , the Soviet Union , Afghanistan and the Balkans are often extremely difficult to distinguish from one another because they are usually based on the same range of traditional Persian , Turkoman or Caucasian designs ; often the only difference in their appearance is the fineness of the knotting and the skill with which the composition has been achieved . |
| 28 | In diagrams of the complicated networks of shareholdings that make up these groups , banks are usually placed in the centre . |
| 29 | Drinks are usually served without the opportunity to read a label in detail . |
| 30 | Parental encouragement and pressure , access to books and other educational materials , useful personal contacts and influence with party organisations , among other reasons , are usually cited for the rapid return to this preponderance of urban , intellectual youth in higher education . |