Example sentences of "be use [prep] [det] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 IMPACT Moling : These machines have been used for some years to lay services and pipes up to 125mm in diameter .
3 Stone axes have been used in several experiments to find out the method and efficiency of hafting , and to see how efficient they were in felling trees .
4 Bird-watching has been used by many researchers to study children 's behaviour .
5 The change in refractive index of the polymer with temperature has been used by several workers to establish T g .
6 Although meaning postulates have been used by some psychologists to represent semantic relations , the theory has inspired little empirical research or computational implementation .
7 Tweezers are a crucial piece of equipment and should be used at all times to handle the pressed material .
8 Smaller objects such as shells , buttons or bobbins may be provided to be used on any models produced , or as ‘ print ’ makers to make impressions in the dough , providing experience of space and shape .
9 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 .
10 Any appropriate context could be used in these modules to match the interests and needs of the students .
11 If I could just add my thanks to the officers substantial piece of work , which is , I hope going to be used by many members to come for the next year .
12 The Cellobus will be used by several groups attached to the school , including mums and toddlers , scouts , senior citizens and church and youth members .
13 Glaxo and Wellcome are among its customers and one of its products — gamma lactam — is currently being used by several companies to make a new generation of anti-Aids drugs .
14 It is ironic that the expensive.incremental optical encoder — often cited as the reason for avoiding closed-loop — is being used by some designers to check that open-loop systems are operating correctly !
15 Smaller amounts of money were used in many ways to improve the well-being , especially , of long stay children or elderly people .
16 To make the handle shape the object subtraction tool is used with both ovals selected .
17 For this reason , the term ‘ related publication ’ is used for all publications bearing an identifiable relationship to the original research work .
18 For this reason , the term ‘ related publication ’ is used for all publications bearing an identifiable relationship to the original research work .
19 Care should be taken that the same classification method is used for all samples plotted , particularly if data are obtained from other , workers , as different classifications can result in variation of the position of plotted points ( and hence composition ) ( Zuffa , 1985 ) .
20 The taunt ‘ What are you , a fag ? ' ’ is used in many ways to encourage certain types of male behaviour and to define the limits of ‘ ‘ acceptable' ’ masculinity . ’
21 Active flight is used by many animals to escape predators , and a particularly elegant study has been made on noctuid moths by Roeder .
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