Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] be used [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet other problems arise from familiar sound , structures or words being used in unfamiliar combinations , or for unfamiliar purposes . |
| 2 | It is surprising how often the same words or sentences are used in similar types of document . |
| 3 | From Caesar we learn that water-clocks were used in military camps to time the night watches ( De bello Gallico , v. 13 ) . |
| 4 | The message of this popular song is that sounds are used by different people in different ways . |
| 5 | South Tees Health Authority will hear on Thursday it may be because teenagers can not always get condoms easily and they do not have the negotiating skills to insist that condoms are used during sexual intercourse . |
| 6 | Pre-packed , sterile Falcon ( Becton Dickinson & Co ) plastic Petri dishes , tubes and pipettes are used for conventional culture . |
| 7 | Indeed one can safely say that almost all of our roads and tracks were used in medieval times and perhaps most were also used in the prehistoric period as well . |
| 8 | And what about those dogs and monkeys being used for experimental purposes ? |
| 9 | This latter point is not easily achieved , especially when questionnaires are used with small numbers . |
| 10 | With cash accounting we suggested that manipulation of accounting results could be effected by postponing cash payments and that this applied particularly when budgets were used in financial control . |