Example sentences of "nearly always [vb base] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If two tailless Manx cats are mated , the kittens are so deformed that they nearly always die before birth . |
| 2 | And you 'd , you 'd , you 'd be on call and the babies nearly always come at night . |
| 3 | Moreover they nearly always end in tragedy because the protagonists reach out in some way fur the unattainable . |
| 4 | Rockhoppers nearly always nest in colonies up on the tops of cliffs , sometimes 30 metres above the sea , which , on the face of it , seems a daft place for a bird which can not fly ! |
| 5 | They nearly always hunt in couples , so one expects to find either no horns at all or two horns . |