Example sentences of "it may be use [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Activities should extend the awareness of what is available and how it may be used for information and enjoyment .
2 If immediate cerebral computed tomography is available it may be used before lumbar puncture , although the patient should be given broad spectrum antibiotics first .
3 It is certainly true that pigeons with bar magnets attached to their heads navigate incorrectly on overcast , but not on sunny , days ( Figure 4.9 ) ; which suggests both that pigeons have a magnetic sense , and that it may be used by pigeons as a back-up compass sense when the sun is invisible .
4 The paper will discuss the potential of the 1991 Census for social research , the problems which must be acknowledged and how it may be used in conjunction with data from previous Censuses ; it will also describe the setting up of the service and the technical problems in managing such large datasets .
5 Such a phrase may feature as part of a quotation , or a paraphrase , as in indirect speech ; or it may be used in respect of an object which we know to be fictional , for example in the context of a story or a fairy tale .
6 It may be used in salads , as on p107 , or served with a mustard-based sauce and brown bread and butter as a starter .
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