Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] be used for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the Second World War , this has only been used for storage . |
| 2 | A superb SWAN which has only been used for private cruising in the Med . |
| 3 | ABOVE The preparation of land for forestry can destroy even well-preserved archaeological sites , particularly on land which has only been used for pasture . |
| 4 | In commerce the designation ivory has sometimes been extended to nuts of the Phytelephas palm of South America , but this has only been used for making things like buttons , draughtsmen and netsuke . |
| 5 | Therefore my own chapel which has not been used for two generations but for a lumber room , because our family seldom resided here long together , shall be cleared and cleaned and got ready for the ceremony . |
| 6 | Meadowbank , which has not been used for a concert since 1989 , will host the return of the Prince of Pop and his band , the New Power Generation , who last year sold out Glasgow 's Celtic Park . |
| 7 | The money has not been used for that purpose . |
| 8 | If by any chance the cassette has already been used for recording on another machine ( for example , on a VHS mains VCR ) , remember to check that the cassette 's safety-tab is still in place , otherwise , you may be baffled by your camcorder 's refusal to do any recording ! |
| 9 | Nato has also been used for the neck and fingerboard and while the overall appearance of the SW213 wo n't compete with more expensive instruments it 's quite good enough for a 100 quid guitar . |
| 10 | If your bike is second-hand , or has n't been used for a while , then it 's important to check that it 's safe to ride . |
| 11 | This has n't been used for some time so it 's a bit so I 'm just going to wipe it out so there are no particles or foreign bodies in there . |
| 12 | I know a way out of Parfois that has n't been used for years , but it 's still open if you know where to find it . |
| 13 | It has increasingly been used for technical as well as valuation issues , and for dispute resolution . |
| 14 | This insert was cloned as a dimer within the Sma I site of the pUC19 polylinker and has previously been used for studying the effect of actinomycin on the structure of the surrounding blocks of A n . |
| 15 | This is when free will has again been used for egotistical desires , your need for power , riches , or a soft ride . |
| 16 | It was first used in readability experiments ( Taylor , 1953 ) , but has subsequently been used for formal and informal testing of reading comprehension , and in a dozen different ways for work in reading development . |
| 17 | Sparc has never been used for that before though Sun ( UX No 399 ) , and now C.Itoh Electronics are believed to be building one . |
| 18 | It has never been used for that purpose , although Sir Anthony Eden contemplated invoking it for government propaganda during the Suez crisis , and during the Falklands recapture it provided the legal basis for the Government 's use of BBC transmitters on Ascension Island to beam propaganda broadcasts at Argentina . |
| 19 | That company company car has never been used for company use . |
| 20 | It was the home of the Red Arrows but has never been used for such a major excercise as the one this week . |