Example sentences of "[adv] use for [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , the Fair Isle option is not only used for creating the design , it also controls the way in which the machine knits the fabric from the design . |
| 2 | One of the first ceramics to be used in medicine was alumina ; normally used for constructing the heads of artificial hips . |
| 3 | There he invented the ‘ Dall tube ’ , a device still widely used for measuring the flow of water from reservoirs and in water mains . |
| 4 | A LIFESPAN Process account can be disusered ( as in the example shown in Figure 1.2 ) since it is only ever used for starting the ( detached ) LIFESPAN Process(es) . |
| 5 | He also invented the symbolism we still use for expressing the atoms : H for hydrogen , O for oxygen , Fe for iron , and so on , based upon the initial letter or letters of their Latin name . |
| 6 | They were also used for timing the length of sailors ’ watches . |
| 7 | I will not dwell much longer on conformal mapping ( this is incidentally the term most often used for describing the method ) but will give a few more examples . |
| 8 | It was a small dark place with a dank smell , the coolest of the three rooms and often used for stacking the carcasses of rabbits , chickens and turkeys . |
| 9 | Signet and secretary could be used for sending relatively informal letters to the King 's subjects or for activating other parts of the executive machine : the Signet Office was the instrument most often used for disseminating the King 's personal commands . |
| 10 | Alternatively , where it is likely that the creditors will need to be paid before the debts can be collected , the purchaser may wish to make a retention out of part of the purchase price which it then uses for satisfying the creditors . |