Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] be used for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Acoustic tiles are used for ceilings rather than walls and are made to absorb sound . |
| 2 | A micropropagation unit is being set up , partly to assist research in endangered plant species , and other cultural facilities are used for cryptogams and higher plants . |
| 3 | Separate questionnaires were used for mothers and fathers . |
| 4 | When graded tests are used for subjects that are squarely part of the ‘ core curriculum ’ , maths , sciences , languages , and English , there may be a certain reluctance to introduce such a system . |
| 5 | Farm enterprises were predominantly livestock based although around Oslo and Drammen most of the ploughable land was used for cereals and horticultural crops . |
| 6 | A random zero sphygmomanometer with a large cuff was used for patients with an arm circumference greater than 33 cm . |
| 7 | A great many databases are used for tasks such as order processing , where the data structure has the particular format of a main record with one or more linked records . |
| 8 | Sometimes portraits of mature adults were used for children and adolescents , not necessarily of the same sex as the intended subject . |
| 9 | The first session is used for introductions and for setting up a framework for the course . |
| 10 | For development purposes , one of the old cards will not be removed , its small capacity being used for trails and experimental work . |
| 11 | The same method is used for freezers . |
| 12 | Neuter stones are used for structures hidden underground . |
| 13 | ( Symbols of equivalent size are used for children who can not name letters . ) |
| 14 | The ninth row is used for descenders ( such as the tails of the letterd g and y ) . |