Example sentences of "[adv] can be use [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The specially formulated mastic thickens on contact , so can be used on vertical surfaces |
| 2 | They glow in the dark so can be used as a practical yet fashionable way of making drivers aware of children in the dark . |
| 3 | Parts of the wildscape and of the marginal fringe have been planted as forests which also can be used by tourists . |
| 4 | It may have had a different meaning in a different place ( e.g. " cot " means a child 's bed in British English , but also a bed for adults in Indian English ) , or at a different time ( e.g. " gentle " used to carry the meaning of " upper class " , as in " gentry " , but which now can be used as an approving description — something like " sensitive " — of anyone 's character ) . |
| 5 | The binary search technique described earlier can be used with a dynamically allocated structure . |
| 6 | Old textbooks should not be thrown away , since they may have material ( sources , illustrations , diagrams ) that at least can be used in a " cut and paste " session to produce new teaching material . |
| 7 | The significant point is that an initial capital is a form of emphasis or highlighting in writing , and therefore can be used as a visual correlative of emphasis in speech ( see further 5.4.2 ) . |
| 8 | Okay can be used for important matters where you need a copy or a record of what 's been done . |