Example sentences of "[be] use by [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the journey does not start or end in the United Kingdom then the list can be used by combining entries . |
| 2 | They worked out that the dots and dashes of the Morse code ( which were already being used in the telegraph system ) could be used by flashing lights at night and waving flags or arms during the day . |
| 3 | He will thus avoid buying material before it can be used by accepting a small and defined risk of delaying production . |
| 4 | He will thus avoid buying material before it can be used by accepting a small and defined risk of delaying production . |
| 5 | Registered letter envelopes in different sizes can be obtained from the post office , or a stout envelope or package can be used by drawing blue lines across the face before it is handed in to the post office . |
| 6 | Copies of these could be used by landing craft flotillas and at least one survey showed an intended landing point for trucks was backed by impassable cliffs — shades of Rhodes . |
| 7 | Conversely , where an uneven and granulated wash is desirable ( such as in a mixture of ultramarine and burnt umber , which tends to separate and granulate in a very attractive way and is a good alternative to the deadening effects of lamp black ) then water with a high mineral content should be used by stirring a teaspoonful of cement powder or plaster into about half a pint of water , allowing the solids to settle and using the relatively clear overlying liquid . |
| 8 | The most intriguing possibility is that infrasound may be used by migrating birds as an aid to navigation . |
| 9 | Why do n't we just mark all the ones that are being used by saying |
| 10 | Like the ‘ bogeyman ’ used by mother to frighten her recalcitrant children into better behaviour , syphilis or ‘ the pox ’ is used by scaremongering educators to put the fear of God into those people they think might be at risk of catching VD . |
| 11 | The state can retain an element of control when private-sector provision is used by subsidizing producers in order to lower costs as a matter of public interest . |