Example sentences of "usually [vb -s] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This process usually produces the correct result . |
| 2 | Send it whenever you are applying for a job ‘ on spec. ’ or where no mention is made in an advertisement of an application form ( which usually covers the same type of information ) . |
| 3 | March usually has the heaviest rainfall , just over 100mm on average . |
| 4 | My son usually has the upper hand because he 's older . |
| 5 | In other words the last male to mate usually has the best chance of fertilising the eggs . |
| 6 | But like most families while father appears to be the boss more often than not it 's mother who usually has the last word . |
| 7 | That , too , depends on individual choice , though medical opinion usually favours the hard mattress . |
| 8 | It usually bears the median ocellus and is often delimited laterally by the frontogenal sulci and distally by the epistomal or frontoclypeal sulcus ( Fig. 5 ) , associated with which are the anterior tentorial invaginations . |
| 9 | It usually equals the atmospheric pressure . |
| 10 | Research on the level of concentration in Japan usually emphasizes the smaller share of output taken by large companies whether this is measured by the size of the top 100 companies or the share of the three or four biggest firms in each industry . |
| 11 | The Femur — The femur usually forms the largest region of the leg and is especially conspicuous in many jumping insects . |
| 12 | But the judge usually takes the second course in cases concerning industrial relations . |
| 13 | Exclusion , which usually takes the initial form of suspension , is almost universally available for cases of severe disruption of lessons or verbal abuse of staff . |
| 14 | If a member of the clergy officiates at a service in an unconsecrated part of a cemetery , or at a crematorium , the charge usually reflects the parochial fee for a similar service . |
| 15 | Their membership in sectors such as hotels , shipping , ports , buses and road haulage , usually reflects the historical association of these sectors with British Rail and before that with the British Transport Commission . |
| 16 | A sub-pubic angle of 90 degrees or over usually indicates the female sex . |
| 17 | While in practice the IRR is a commonly used method and usually gives the same answer as the NPV method , it can be criticized on both practical and theoretical grounds . |
| 18 | Club racing tends to be fun and competitive , without being too serious , and usually becomes the principal activity for many dinghy sailors . |
| 19 | But what distinguishes these interchanges is the fact that the offender is so often the first to recognise that an infraction has occurred and usually initiates the appropriate repair work without being asked to do so . |
| 20 | Nature usually provides the appropriate remedy … |
| 21 | Abortion usually provides the last chance for a woman to opt not to have a child ( unless she is prepared to offer it for adoption ) either for social reasons or because the fetus is in some way malformed . |
| 22 | Courtship is marked by a compulsive desire to share everything about yourself with the person you love , and marriage usually begins the same way . |