Example sentences of "may have been used [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Containers are strongly associated with male-rich graves , while perforated spoons found in a few female graves may have been used as strainers in connection with the serving of drink . |
| 2 | There are also Roman siegeworks which may have been used for exercises by troops from nearby temporary camps still visible around Pennymuir . |
| 3 | It has a long , narrow plan , the northern end of which may have been used for stabling horses or housing the cattle . |
| 4 | Vessels may have been used for eating , drinking , containing and carrying liquids , but each type may have had a specific function such as the use of open bowls as lamps . |
| 5 | This may have been used in conjunction with a net , or on its own from an open boat . |
| 6 | Twelve kilometres to the north is the embayed island of Dia , which had its own port ; with a southerly aspect , it may have been used in emergencies when persistent north winds would have prevented ships intending to dock at Amnisos , Katsamba , or Agii Theodhori from leaving port . |