Example sentences of "[pron] be use for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The costumes for the Sadler 's Wells production were designed , at de Valois 's insistence , by Hedley Briggs , an old associate of hers , but they seem not to have differed materially from the ones by Hanns Ebensten which were used for the original Cape Town production . |
| 2 | Haselkorn has argued that the USSR has also established aerial staging networks which were used for the airlift of arms to Angola and Ethiopia in the 1970s and which are of paramount importance for Soviet access strategy in the Third World . |
| 3 | Changed circumstances began to alter the criteria which were used for the selection and appointment of heads . |
| 4 | The garden is tackled single-handedly and she uses no new-fangled gadgets , except for an old trusty rotary mower which is used for the grass bank alongside the road . |
| 5 | Things like coloured navigation lights on wing tips or on the pitot head , which is used for the measurement of airspeed and altitude and is usually mounted near the nose of the aircraft , can be good tell-tales . |
| 6 | It 's pegged to the ground using 11 pegs , one of which is used for the back guyline . |
| 7 | In the centre of the platform gapes an immense lime pit covered by a grating which is used for the disposal of the hanged after they have been gibbeted . |
| 8 | The main difference between the ‘ new ’ and the ‘ old ’ series is that the weights of the new are derived from trade flows in manufactured goods rather than trade in all goods based on 1977 trade flows , which was used for the old index . |
| 9 | Thereafter , possibly because the magazine began to appear more irregularly , Minton produced one further design , showing pages of manuscript fluttering down between buildings , and which was used for the next seven issues . |
| 10 | There was , as far as he could see , nothing that need be identified or admired or paused over : just bare grey rock sheering down to a narrow track which was used for the most part by packhorses and even then not often . |
| 11 | Had she been used for a purpose other than the stated one ? |
| 12 | It would be ridiculous to suggest that black kids who are constantly being geared up by teachers to thrust themselves into sports , do not , at some stage , recognize that there exists a manipulative element : they feel they are regarded as naturally gifted sportsmen ( see Vince Hilaire 's opening quotation ) , but without an abundance of intellectual equipment , who are used for the purposes of bringing prestige to both the individual teacher and the school . |
| 13 | Tint the undercoat with whatever you are using for the final colour and you will get a good , even finish . |
| 14 | You can use a submersible pump , which you 're using for a fountain or cascade to empty most of the water , but only do this to the level of the pump intake — then it 's a matter of bailing out with a bucket . |
| 15 | These expressions , and those like them ( Uriah Heep , Job 's Comforter , Don Quixote come immediately to mind ) involve a character who is used for a particular , and rather limited , purpose , namely the personalisation of a distinct quality . |
| 16 | Precisely who it was she was using for a role model became clear as a middle-aged lady , admirably slim in well-cut jodhpurs , erupted from some inner fortress to enquire , in tones that carried effortlessly across the yard , precisely why Caroline had failed to run up her stirrups , how long had she been riding ? |
| 17 | They work for those and algebra just follows , so it just follows the normal rules that we 're using for the numbers that we know . |
| 18 | Finally , there are two 8 ohm speaker outputs , with one being used for the unit 's internal driver . |
| 19 | They are used for a bit of horticulture and , increasingly , for a bit of ’ horseyculture ’ — and the horses do not half make a mess on the ground ! |
| 20 | They are used for the final stages when working down a tilth and levelling the surface once the large clods and turf have been broken . |
| 21 | The centre responds to requests for productions from groups in and around Bangalore with the understanding that they are used for the purposes of education and social development and that they reflect the principles of Christian communication . |
| 22 | Bulk minerals are needed in substantial amounts as they are used for the formation of the skeleton . |
| 23 | They were used for a full ferreting season and instantly replaced the multiple-dig system . |
| 24 | It 's no good my saying I know it 's used for the right purpose . |
| 25 | It is acceptable to use the same name as someone else if it is used for a different class of goods or services to the ones for which the first mark is registered . |
| 26 | Finally there is a fifth meaning , which possibly has some evolutionary connection with the fourth meaning , and it is used for the instinctive affection of parents for the offspring . |
| 27 | Now it is used for the hearing of court cases only . |
| 28 | Any part of the cost of a development which is attributable to plant and machinery will generally qualify for a 25% annual allowance if it is used for the purchaser 's trade or leased by the purchaser to another for the purpose of the other 's trade . |
| 29 | This directory is created after the media item has been initialised and before it is used for an Offline run . |
| 30 | It was used for a variety of purposes ; most commonly as a retaining fee for a knight who could be called out whenever the king or lord had need of him . |