Example sentences of "they can be used [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can be used on Sega hardware but are half the price . |
| 2 | They are sometimes used for previewing activity , or they can be used as recall devices for language study and practice as they are in the " Focus " section of Family Affair ( see Video Plan 7 ) and in the example in Video Plan 9 . |
| 3 | They look at examples of illuminated manuscripts , and investigate how they can be used as evidence for life in the Middle Ages . |
| 4 | Hollow blocks of various sizes and types involve even more ideas of space , volume and area , for example , they can be used as windows or garages . |
| 5 | They can be used as counters for they are the tickets to our mystic world . |
| 6 | They can be used as short-cuts for all sorts of complex operations and deserve an article of their own . |
| 7 | They can be used with products from other companies such as TeleUSE and UIMX or they can be sold as a package known as DynaGraphX , which is integrated with X-Designer from Imperial Software Technology Ltd , which VI distributes . |
| 8 | EQ units generally have two channels so that they can be used for stereo , but the channels can be operated separately so that two mono signals can be corrected individually . |
| 9 | More exotically , they can be used for voice conferencing or to gain access to mainframe computers . |
| 10 | They can be used for assessment independently of training . |
| 11 | They can be used for stimulus variation and they do reduce glare . |
| 12 | The learned information just makes these traits explicit , so that they can be used for prediction . |
| 13 | Pressed in shallowly , they can be used for sowing ( thin out surplus seedlings instead of pricking out ) . |
| 14 | Made from thick card , the shape is not rounded but angled , the templates can be used for round necks , then by extending the side lines , they can be used for V-necks . |
| 15 | They can be used for retirement planning for those currently paying the top rate of income tax and who expect their post-retirement income to attract basic tax only . |
| 16 | Although systematic and quota sampling provide samples that are not truly random , they can be used in circumstances where no sampling frame exists . |
| 17 | With greater difficulty they can be used in water to measure speeds down to about 3 cm s -1 . |
| 18 | They can be used in summer on their own over a top sheet and in winter over a quilt or blanket . |
| 19 | If satisfactory control of hypertension is not achieved with dietary modification and one of these agents , then they can be used in combination . |
| 20 | Having looked at a number of hypothetical fossil records varying in degree of completeness , they state that ‘ Sometimes fossils can be used in phytogenetic reconstruction without reference to stratigraphy : sometimes they can be used in combination with stratigraphy : sometimes they can not be used at all ; and sometimes phylogeny is in principle not reconstructible . ’ |
| 21 | These systems are useful practically because they can be easily miniaturised , they can generate a direct electrical output , can give continuous readouts , and they can be used in biofeedback systems . |
| 22 | They can be used in skin-care , made into massage oils , added to the bath , used in steam inhalations for colds and ‘ flu , blended into mood-enhancing perfumes and in other ways to enhance our daily lives . |
| 23 | If the 12 seats in the second row are not occupied by peers at 5.30 pm , they can be used by Members ' guests . |
| 24 | They can be used by people too shy to ask questions of the library staff . |