Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [been] use [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | G. affinis is a small ( 4.6 cm long ) , surface-feeding minnow which originated in the United States and has been used for many years in many parts of the world to control mosquito larvae . |
| 2 | Although this technique is rather dubious mathematically , it does seem to work in practice , and has been used with these theories to make predictions that agree with observations to an extraordinary degree of accuracy . |
| 3 | Local government has seen the growth of intra-as well as inter-party politics , and has been used by both major parties to promote ‘ radical ’ policies . |
| 4 | Homophony is probably the commonest choral texture of all , and has been used in all periods . |
| 5 | This had a separate entrance and had been used for many purposes — the storage of deeds by the Wilts and Dorset Bank , prior to this by Mr. Peru , a solicitor , but when I was a small boy it had been leased to The Haunch of Venison Inn as a wine store and bottling plant . |
| 6 | At least the powers are there in the statute and have been used in some cases . |