Example sentences of "[not/n't] [be] used [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The approved evidential breath testing device can not be used on this occasion because the calibration check has proved unsatisfactory . |
| 2 | The proceedings of the House should not be used for that purpose . |
| 3 | for so long as may be necessary to enable the vehicle , if it can not be used for such purpose without stopping in that length of road , to be used for fire brigade , ambulance or police purposes or in connection with any building operation , demolition or excavation , the removal of any obstruction to traffic , the maintenance , improvement or reconstruction of that length of road , or the laying , erection , alteration , repair or cleaning in or near to that length of road of any traffic sign or sewer or of any main , pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas , water or electricity , or of any telegraph or telephone wires , cables , posts or supports . |
| 4 | However , if the buildings can not be used for such purposes ‘ other uses are preferable to allowing the buildings to remain empty or grossly under-occupied ’ . |
| 5 | The second is that limited resources should not be used for this patient . |
| 6 | Coarse sand can not be used for this purpose , because it soon enlarges the hole through which it flows . |
| 7 | Apart from the disinfection role a sterilising sink has a useful secondary role in providing heated soaking facilities for heavily soiled small equipment although it can not be used for both roles at the same time . |
| 8 | However , paper labels should not be used for those sections destined for use in cathodoluminescence and scanning electron microscopes or microprobe , as they tend to char in the beam and may interfere with conductive coatings . |
| 9 | Chloroform should not be used under any circumstances . |
| 10 | Since the colonic tissue was to be analysed by x ray diffraction for another study , BrdUrd could not be used in all animals as we had not established that the label had no effect on x ray scatter , therefore similar segments of colon to those described above were taken from all 40 rats and the DNA content of the epithelium analysed by flow cytometry . |
| 11 | One of the reasons why Continental and American water fittings such as taps and showers can not be used in this country is that they are designed for use with high-pressure hot and cold water supplies . |
| 12 | They can become a rigid system for controlling students and teachers , but they need not be used in this way . |
| 13 | The word dependant will not be used in this way as a noun . |
| 14 | Sir David said that in the last few days , the Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , has written to say that NHS funds can not be used in this way . |
| 15 | It will often be necessary to use symbols to represent tones , and for this we will use marks placed before the syllable in the following way ( phonemic transcription will not be used in these examples — words are given in spelling ) : |
| 16 | Cause might suggest that room is left for the object of causation to produce its effect as a secondary cause reacting to the stimulus of the primary one and so would not be used in these contexts . |
| 17 | They should not be used in any quantity as they can cause stomach upsets , but are extremely useful for the presentation of nouvelle cuisine dishes . |