Example sentences of "[am/are] usually [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 're usually a city theatre booking , so we are even more delighted Cannon and Ball are to be at Darlington . |
| 2 | Block pavers have the big advantage of being easy to handle ( they 're usually the same size as conventional bricks ) . |
| 3 | They 're usually the ones who could afford the clothes if they wanted to buy them , ’ says Tina . |
| 4 | We get involved in joint ventures with other parties and again I am usually the only woman there . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , there are usually no signs of an impending problem before structural failure occurs . |
| 6 | Those who have this skill are usually no brighter or cleverer than others but they do have an element in their make up which others lack — they are organised . |
| 7 | On a full moon night when we blank there are usually no signs of fish moving , let alone feeding . |
| 8 | Needless to say , confrontations with strong-willed horses , or indeed any horse , are usually a battle lost . |
| 9 | Since men are usually a bit taller than their female partners , it 's easier if the man can stand so that he 's a little lower than his partner . |
| 10 | Like job applicants there are usually a host of competitors vying for attention . |
| 11 | This is similar to the system used in supermarkets , except that in self-selection stores there are usually a number of ‘ service points ’ and several different exits . |
| 12 | Nectarines are a smooth skinned variety of the fuzzy peach , and are usually a deeper , red-orange colour . |
| 13 | Unfortunately , most yarns these days are usually a mixture of acrylic or man-made fibres with tough , unbreakable qualities and they are also non-biodegradable . |
| 14 | Your child 's age will also matter , as there are usually a restricted number of places for babies under one year , depending on the number of qualified nursery nurses available and the design and nature of the building itself . |
| 15 | Similarly it is assumed that the conditions under which the reading will take place are the same as those of writing which are usually a clean well-lit office . |
| 16 | Badger hair is quite distinctive , too , and there are usually a few stray guard hairs lying around , loosened as the animals groom . |
| 17 | As a result , there are usually a good many people to choose from when filling a senior management slot . |
| 18 | Literal translation fares rather better with dead metaphors ; the results are usually a little odd , but are nonetheless interpretable in the manner of live metaphors . |
| 19 | This grand term merely means that successful community care schemes are usually a joint initiative of two or more service sectors , that is , a local authority and a voluntary organization , a local authority and the NHS , the NHS and a housing association , and so on . |
| 20 | In Setting up a closed.loop Stepping motor control the choice of appropriate points for deceleration initiation can be very difficult , because the load torque characteristics , which are usually a function of speed , may be ill-defined or may be expected to vary over the life expectancy of the system . |
| 21 | There are usually a good blend of visual and written material . |
| 22 | He 's the butler There are usually a few words in a language that can only be used gesturally : for example there are presentatives like French voici , and toasts like British English cheers . |
| 23 | Although such developments are usually a sign of a firm 's success they are not by any means free from potential difficulty which should be resolved before final decisions are taken . |
| 24 | Such records are usually a ‘ collection ’ and feature a particular theme ( e.g. country & western or easy listening ) and the advertisement states that the collection is not available in the shops . |
| 25 | The temperature and flow are usually interdependent-the greater the flow rate , the lower the resultant temperature and vice versa — though some models are thermostatically controlled to give a particular temperature whatever the flow rate . |
| 26 | These conditioned psychological needs are usually an extension of a horse 's normal essential requirements ; and sometimes they are advantageous to us in our relationship with horses , but sometimes they are not . |
| 27 | In the latter case these are usually an oversimplification because there is an underlying assumption that decisions are being made in a simple logical sequence . |
| 28 | The letters are usually an abbreviation of the program 's name , for example , WP for WordPerfect . |
| 29 | Music and sound effects are usually an important part of a cartoon . |
| 30 | It is always best to train the triceps first because these are usually the least developed group . |