In order to keep some on station at all times, seven frigates were taken from ordinary duties to be assigned to the squadron.

God wants them to become a saint by doing their ordinary duties and activities well.

She spent most of the following two years on training runs and ordinary duty.

Black and Green do ordinary duty here, and look serious.

All his life he had never done anything but his ordinary duty.

In fact, he showed a zest for the assignment he did not always bring to his ordinary duties.

Some said it carried an entirely different public image than ordinary duty.

The ordinary duties of the morning dragged upon his hands, and wearied him.

But I was only doing an ordinary duty.

For three days we were idle, apart from the ordinary duties which all shared.