Sentence examples for it was a common thing from inspiring English sources

It was a common thing in those days because, of course, no one would ever leave their house without having eaten their first breakfast.

At first, it was a common thing to open the App Store to discover new apps and find new ways to use your phone.

"Older guys would have a wee half bottle in their pocket, it was a common thing," said Gordon.

Mr. Murdoch responded by apologizing for the behavior of some journalists but added that "it is a common thing in life to say I'll scratch your back if you scratch my back".

Because in my world, the artist's world, it's a common thing.

It's a common thing with comedians, and we tend to be very empathetic towards one another.

Moreover, "in periods of stress it is a common thing for animals to change their habitats and usually this change involves migration".

"It's a common thing for sports," said Rebecca Friedman, a sophomore who is on the field hockey, ski and soccer teams at Fox Lane High School in Bedford.

It is a common thing to leave sinks unscrubbed, to stock too much or not enough, to be oblivious of jumbled electrical cords and all the rest.

"It's a common thing," says Balvinder Kaur Saund, a Labour councillor for the London Borough of Redbridge and chair of the Sikh Women's Alliance, "to walk through an estate in [some parts of east London] and young boys throw stones and shout 'Taliban' at you.

It's a common thing; most contracts having something along those lines tucked away inside.