Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] be used [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pig has rarely been used in physiology laboratories because of its size and temperament , but the development by animal breeders of a minipig with better temperament may change this . |
| 2 | Wood , of course , has long been used as fuel by mankind ( see the beginning of this chapter ) . |
| 3 | Lead has long been used by man and its toxic properties have long been recognised . |
| 4 | ABOVE The preparation of land for forestry can destroy even well-preserved archaeological sites , particularly on land which has only been used for pasture . |
| 5 | Since the Second World War , this has only been used for storage . |
| 6 | Although Abba is not restricted to any one medium , covering magnetic tape , VHS cassettes , optical disks and streamers , up till now , it has only been used in IBM Corp MVS mainframe and Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG BS2000 environments . |
| 7 | Although Abba is not restricted to any one medium , covering magnetic tape , VHS cassettes , optical disks and streamers , up till now , it has only been used in IBM Corp MVS mainframe and Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG BS2000 environments . |
| 8 | Until recently , the cancer drug paclitaxel , from Pacific yew trees ( faxus brevifolia ) , has only been used in patients whose cancers are well developed . |
| 9 | The second part is a review of examples of how the technology has already been used in education . |
| 10 | Neither he nor manager John Lambie attended the sessions , but the players certainly appeared to have benefited from the wisdom that has already been used by Rangers and Liz McColgan , among others . |
| 11 | If all the gunpowder which has ever been used in war throughout the world could be contained on a single train with 50 tons of gunpowder in each freight car , the train would be 50 miles long . |
| 12 | The doctrine has also been used in cases where swabs have been left in patients after operations ( Mahon v Osborne [ 1939 ] 2 KB 14 ) . |
| 13 | Payment Profile data has also been used by Infolink Decisions Services to improve the predictive power of credit scorecards , with impressive results — a good example of the benefits to customers of the cross marketing strategy between companies in the UAPT-Infolink Group . |
| 14 | But it has apparently proven useful for microscopic surgery — and has also been used by US cult band the Grateful Dead , who recorded their recent revival concert in three dimensions . |
| 15 | It has also been used by Givón ( 1979a ) in his argument that , in the development of a language , sentential subjects are derived from ‘ grammaticalised topics ’ . |
| 16 | But the conventional gesture ‘ to spin' has often been used in ballet . |
| 17 | The symbolism of the sea has often been used by writers and speakers , but a similar ploy can be used relating to other professions , hobbies and subjects ranging from football to plane travel with original effect . |
| 18 | Mr Seselj has often been used by President Milosevic to advance his own ends . |
| 19 | ( Euroniche ( 1989 ) alleges that it has recently been used on pigs in Utrecht . ) |
| 20 | That company company car has never been used for company use . |
| 21 | Most of the display has never been used in anger , or self defence . |