Example sentences of "[pron] be [adv] use for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , ordinary nouns never strictly correspond to a structure like ( 10 ) ; the word bottles for example really demands an intensional representation which is already ( minimally ) complex ; schematically , it is : Taking into account the particular word-meaning used we might write either : ( The superscript e would tag the meaning as one which is conventionally used for identifying entities . ) |
| 2 | In fact , their van , which is normally used for delivering letters in the Darlington district , was such a success that Ford technicians refused to believe it was a standard production line van . |
| 3 | The tension used for weaving should usually be about one number looser than that which is normally used for stocking stitch . |
| 4 | STARTLED voters from the parish of Binsted found their polling station had been switched to an open sided shed , which is normally used for storing Christmas trees in the middle of Alice Holt Forest . |
| 5 | It has reverse action which is basically used for removing debris and jammed drill bits . |
| 6 | A copper based alloy including tin which was originally used for casting cannons . |
| 7 | Methods you are currently using for identifying training needs . |
| 8 | They are primarily used for screening purposes , intelligence gathering , surveillance and harassment . |
| 9 | These are uni-directional microphones mounted on booms which can be swung overhead and aimed at individual speakers ; they are mainly used for recording drama , and require skilled operation by an assistant . |
| 10 | They are sometimes used for previewing activity , or they can be used as recall devices for language study and practice as they are in the " Focus " section of Family Affair ( see Video Plan 7 ) and in the example in Video Plan 9 . |
| 11 | They were also used for timing the length of sailors ’ watches . |
| 12 | The local people call the clays salão , and it is traditionally used for covering walls and houses . |
| 13 | From the survey , it would seem that many bureaux which own the microfilm system find many uses for it within the bureau when it has not been taken out for an outreach advice session ; it is used for training purposes in order to demonstrate access to and use of information in CAB advice work and it is also used for giving talks to outside groups . |
| 14 | The tops of ling heather ( Calluna vulgaris ) , produce yet another shade of yellow dye when boiled in water , and in fact that entire plant is wonderfully versatile : it was commonly used for thatching houses , and even today the few Highland thatchers that remain will swear it is the best thatch in Gaeldom ; it provided beds to sleep on , with the ‘ tops up and roots down ’ arrangement of the mattress assuring a pleasantly aromatic and sound sleep ; it was used in part of the process of tanning leather ; and the fresh , young tops of the heather were ( and at times still are ) brewed into a kind of ale . |
| 15 | It is a hangover from those long gone days when it was actually used for darning socks ! |
| 16 | There was a dining-table in there but it was never used for eating from . |