Example sentences of "[subord] [being] used [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some species of these single-celled creatures even select and collect tiny grains of sand which , rather than being used in the ‘ parent 's ’ outer shell are collected together internally and passed on to the ‘ offspring ’ when the single-celled organism divides . |
| 2 | Increasingly in Britain statutory services are seen as being used as the last resort in the care of older people ; the care of older people is being placed firmly within the domain of the family and the informal sector . |
| 3 | Allocated expenditure is that which can be identified as being used for the benefit of a particular country within the EC . |
| 4 | Rotten boroughs were criticized as being used by the ministry to help maintain a majority . |
| 5 | This database is intended to underpin our taxonomic work , as well as being used in the management of the living plant collection . |