Example sentences of "[pron] can [adv] [be] used as " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are several obvious flowers , such as forget-me-nots , which can either be used as a spray or individually , and wild flowers are often useful as they tend to be small . |
| 2 | Or , even better , find a shield which can also be used as a ram ( like a chair , stool , dustbin or small table ) to knock the knifeman down or against a wall . |
| 3 | Now , interpretation of such adverbials in English is systematically determined by ( a ) the calendrical vs. non-calendrical ( and specifically deictic ) modes of reckoning , and ( b ) the distinction between common noun units , like weeks , months , years , and proper name units , like Monday , December , and perhaps afternoon , which can not be used as measures ( Fillmore , 1975 ) . |
| 4 | Some chalkboards and whiteboards have a metal surface which can therefore be used as a magnetic surface . |
| 5 | If you have manual time recording then you will need to complete a list on the file showing the time and activity code which can then be used as your billing guide . |
| 6 | It is important to note here that there is no single term which can accurately be used as a brief but comprehensive designation for all these heterogeneous groups . |
| 7 | Coated with a conductor , they can also be used as electrical connectors , enabling about 100 to be packed into a ½ in plug . |
| 8 | As we have already noted , audio mixers are used to combine the signals from a number of microphones , and they can also be used as volume controllers . |
| 9 | They can also be used as a resource for checking operating instructions and for conducting detailed task analyses . |
| 10 | Orcs and Savage Orcs are good fighting troops and can therefore be thought of as core units , but they can also be used as quality supporting troops if armed with missile weapons . |
| 11 | LEFT Reconstructions of sites , such as this crannog , can be tourist attractions , but they can also be used as experiments in showing how sites were constructed and how they appear when destroyed and excavated . |
| 12 | When deprived of these sensations they can not be used as checks when maintaining a safe environment . |
| 13 | A further point is that your protected rights must be used to purchase the annuity which will pay for your annual pension when you retire ; they can not be used as a contribution towards your lump sum . |
| 14 | It can either be used as a ‘ black box ’ analyser with preprogrammed applications and automatic set-up for simple routine analysis , or as a sophisticated tool for application development . |
| 15 | But it can not be used as a way of endowing anyone with authority where that person had none . |
| 16 | Here , surely , are sufficient examples to show that , however banal or simple our definition of democracy , it soon turns out that it can not be used as a plain , uncomplicated term of description at all . |
| 17 | It will effectively clean paint roller sleeves , hammer in or extract mails or tacks , remove grout , putty , etc , and it can also be used as a filling knife , and as an emergency screwdriver . |
| 18 | It can also be used as a capacity planning and resource management tool . |
| 19 | It can also be used as a foliage shrub if pruned back annually . |
| 20 | Indeed , it can sometimes be used as a board substitute but can not entirely replace it . |
| 21 | It can potentially be used as a tool to ensure the effective utilisation of information resources across information types and organisational peculiarities . |
| 22 | This aircraft does have the advantage of a bench seat in the back which is removable , so it can still be used as a four-seater if you watch the weight and balance . |