Example sentences of "use it [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I have a mind , why ca n't I use it to some good in a way that will give me satisfaction if nothing else ?
2 She had a strong sense of the dramatic , and could use it to good effect when occasion demanded .
3 I am worried when people say that it is fine to live next to a railway station but that one must never use it to its full capacity .
4 And how will we use it to the benefit of the community ?
5 For example , in a village in South India , where there may be say twenty distinct castes , a single honorific particle may have just one meaning ( e.g. speaker is inferior to addressee ) but have twenty distinct rules for its appropriate usage : members of one caste may use it to their cross-cousins , others only to their affines , etc. ( for the actual details see Levinson , 1977 ) .
6 We 've got one more than them therefore we should use it to our advantage .
7 Typically , you can use it to directly access I/O ports .
8 Well weapon , you can use it to your advantage .
9 ‘ They 're not using it any more so they 've said I can use it for canteen stuff .
10 In addition , you can use it for metal-grinding , for instance when sharpening cold chisels , rotary-mower blades and other cutting tool blades .
11 She could use it for spills to light her fags . ’
12 What he can do is to say that the legal owner can not in conscience , in equity , make use of his Common Law right for his own benefit ; he must use it for the benefit of the man for whom he holds it in trust .
13 Choose one about 600mm ( 2ft ) long with a metal body , and both horizontal and vertical indicators ; then you can use it for getting things plumb too .
14 It was decided that until the camp arrived Lady Rathcreedan could use it for grazing cattle .
15 If we were doing The Merchant Of Venice at school we would use it for lyrics , ’ says guitarist Dave Fielding .
16 But if every man here used his vote as he should and put a Labour government not only in the State of New South Wales but throughout the dominion , not only throughout the dominion but the Commonwealth , not only in the Commonwealth but throughout the world — ’ Bobby was enjoying himself now and so were most of his audience , standing under the afternoon sun. ’ — then the working man will have his true voice and he will make it heard in the corridors of power , for we will be the new power then — and we will use it for the greater good of all .
17 When I go up to the farm to get Mummy 's eggs , I 'll ask if we could use it for our meetings and … ’
18 Another major benefit of the centres is that local countryside groups can use it for meetings and displays .
19 Grandma would use it for her buttonholes when she went to church , along with a flower or two .
20 ‘ Ca n't we use it for fun ? ’
21 It is so versatile : you can use it for everyday cooking and for special and festive occasions in starters , main courses , salads and puddings .
22 ‘ No , actually I did n't use it for very long .
23 ‘ Johnny rang me and he said my photograph was awfully good and could he use it for the front cover of Backward Glances , ’ Mr Winner tells me .
24 In fact , research in North America and Europe has shown that many buyers never actually use their own timeshare accommodation themselves but do use it for exchange purposes : this kind of owner normally buys a timeshare unit close to his own main residence .
25 You can use it for elaborate and complicated patterns but its quite beautiful just simply knitted for a velvet-like jacket or sweater — tremendously rich in simple black or a deep colour .
26 ‘ What do you use it for ? ’
27 When a kestrel I was looking after died recently , I put it in the freezer so that I can use it for ‘ spares ’ if necessary .
28 It makes a firmer fabric than an every needle rib , makes a double jacquard pattern shorter and truer to the actual pattern and , also , you can use it for the plain rows instead of the ‘ striper ’ card if you like the texture .
29 You can use it for a lot of things , but when you get down to analyse it , I think it may be the law of the jungle where the strongest survive ; and I do n't know necessarily whether that 's a bad thing .
30 Useful in composts for potting up plants that will need nitrogen later on , I would n't use it for roses — it can lead to soft leaf growth just when you do n't want it .
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