Example sentences of "[pron] be used for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pope , as St Peter 's heir and bishop of Rome , needed episcopal orders — the highest orders of the Church which gave the bishop power to ordain priests , confirm members of the Church and bless the holy oils which were used for ordinations and for the sick . |
| 2 | Most amphitheatres were very large and all important towns possessed their own which were used for displays of all kinds but particularly for gladiatorial combat and exhibitions . |
| 3 | It has its own entrance hall which is used for receptions , and also adjacent is The Champagne Room , which can also serve as a pre-function room . |
| 4 | They are used for communications . |
| 5 | They were used for stores he said , so there was no point in me looking . |
| 6 | It is used for improvements and new applications of existing products , and for new products with a low degree of novelty . |
| 7 | It was used for meetings and conferences of magicians . |
| 8 | Traditionally it was used for ptisannes , a very bitter , still wine recommended by physicians as a laxative and diuretic . |
| 9 | It was used for investigations with positive Richardson number . |
| 10 | It was used for plays and mimes and seated about 5000 people . |
| 11 | It was used for industries from match making to house construction , from pit props to railway sleepers . |
| 12 | It was used for postcards , art reproductions and by photographic artists — like Peter Henry Emerson — for making fine , limited edition books and portfolios . |
| 13 | This Charnwood Forest granite is so hard that there was no known way of dressing it well enough for building purposes until the nineteenth century , but it was used for millstones and supplied road metal and kerbstones to London and other parts of England . |