Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] [verb] been used for " in BNC.

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1 Vessels may have been used for eating , drinking , containing and carrying liquids , but each type may have had a specific function such as the use of open bowls as lamps .
2 Without his influence , the vast energy expended on Wissenschaft over the centuries might have been used for purposes of individual or national aggrandizement .
3 The money spent on these products could have been used for something else .
4 Many ordinary everyday objects and buildings could have been used for religious purposes , but this would not be detectable from archaeological evidence alone .
5 However , no finds of this type are known from Chedworth , although a number of agricultural implements were found in the excavations , including a plough-tip ; some other tools such as the spade-iron and mattock could have been used for gardening .
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