Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] use " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Its bottom octave is too weak for ordinary use , though it is attractive when extremely lightly accompanied . |
| 2 | It is now considered too strong for internal use and can cause vomiting . |
| 3 | Prone to blockage they are unsuitable for general use . |
| 4 | Rue is an example of a common , well-known garden herb , with a long history of use , yet with properties that make it unsuitable for general use by the layman . |
| 5 | Briefly , it stated that sixty-six coupons had been considered adequate for normal use . |
| 6 | The gasifier-powered vehicle is probably at too great a disadvantage to survive the snarling dogfights of traffic in metropolitan Manila , but it seems perfectly adequate for rural use . |
| 7 | Public transport is poor — with buses only adequate for local use — and there is no rail service . |
| 8 | Sleeping bags can become damp through normal use . |
| 9 | There are even crampons with a single front point , specifically designed for use on pure ice such as frozen waterfalls , but these are too specialised for general use in this country . |
| 10 | While LC terminals such as these may prove acceptable for specialised uses , the Japanese are continuing work on the fully matrix-addressed screen . |
| 11 | It reads , In conservation areas , permission will only be granted for developments including changes of use , especially from residential from residential use , providing that they enhance the character of the existing buildings in terms of design , scale , grouping , materials , and will not cumulatively substantially increase the generation of traffic , parking and other activities , beyond the environmental capacity of the conservation area . |
| 12 | If the social conditions do not seem favourable for consistent use of the alarm then social support services may need to be alerted to help the family with the stress and problems that they are encountering . |
| 13 | These offices were used by secular clergy and were particularly appropriate for lay use since they remained constant throughout the liturgical year and were not subject to the complex variations of the main office . |
| 14 | The question asked was : " Is this steel appropriate for safe use in the building of this bridge ? " |
| 15 | Even when the forms of such things as halberds or hoe-blades were rendered in jade they were too delicate for functional use . |
| 16 | In Chemicals and the quality of life we set out to illustrate these achievements in the most effective way possible , consistent with prudent use of our members ' funds . |
| 17 | This would take pedagogic advantage of the learners ' own experience , and would help to ensure that the tasks were independently purposeful — a crucial design feature if the tasks are to induce language processing consistent with natural use . |
| 18 | The situation was brought about by a combination of factors , with two in particular causing us the greatest damage : the postponement of the Registers of Land that might have been subject to contaminative use , and the fall in construction activity . |
| 19 | The church was an obvious candidate : of outstanding architectural quality , a vital part of a village conservation area and , with its problems of location and car-parking , not easily adaptable to new uses . |
| 20 | These figures were virtually unchanged when war broke out with Spain in 1739 ; but lack of maintenance under the Walpole regime meant that she had only 35 of the line fit for immediate use . |
| 21 | Oil-spill experts from a number of countries flew into the area to assist with cleaning-up operations , which were largely limited to defending the intakes of desalination plants with the use of booms and " skimmer " vessels ; the slick was seen as too large for practical use of chemical dispersants , which might in any case damage marine life , and the best hope for its dispersal lay in a combination of the natural processes of evaporation and breakdown by marine bacteria . |
| 22 | Rue , although it is strongly flavoured , has a most bitter and acrid taste , which makes it unpopular for culinary use now , except in one or two specialized cases . |
| 23 | Teachers may find history games valuable for occasional use . |
| 24 | However , this was not without some opposition : in 1139 a council presided over by Pope Innocent II banned the crossbow as a barbarous weapon unfit for Christian use , a decision confirmed by Innocent III . |
| 25 | The tree onion , Allium cepa Prolifera , produces its bulbs at both ends of the plant , and is fine for culinary use . |
| 26 | Its strategic value lay in its situation , ideal for commercial use of the trade routes to England and France in the west and Russia and Europe to the east . |
| 27 | Ideal for everyday use , Treatment Shampoo is a vitamin bath for the hair — its special moisture balanced formula will nourish and soften the hair shaft , leaving hair healthy and manageable . |
| 28 | Our flotilla yachts are the highly successful three cabin Oceanis 320 , ideal for Mediterranean use , which will this season cruise the beautiful and unspoilt gulfs of Gököva and Symi . |
| 29 | The tenement was very old , the stairs concave from constant use . |
| 30 | The district council claim that unauthorised use of the farm shop for the sale of goods not produced within the farm holding is not a use ancillary to agricultural use , and is contrary to policies laid down by the district local plan . |