Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [been] [prep] [adj] use " in BNC.
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| 1 | In it she declared how glad she was to think : ‘ … that the letter written by me to the King of Prussia at a critical moment had been of some use ’ , though quite what effect the letter may have had is unfortunately not spelt out . |
| 2 | ‘ This knowledge has been of great use . |
| 3 | Conversely Newco may be entitled to deductions of VAT if the change of use has been from exempt use to taxable use . |
| 4 | Before that time , alcohol had been in general use to deaden pain , though some sturdy souls rejected it on principle . |
| 5 | Doctors have not always welcomed the establishment of computer systems in hospitals — computers have often proved difficult to use , and the information has been of more use to managers than to clinicians . |
| 6 | ‘ First time that thing 's been of some use ! ’ |
| 7 | Gunpowder had been in widespread use in Europe in mining and quarrying since the early seventeenth century , but two hundred years later the techniques available for detonating the charges were still very primitive . |
| 8 | It is a struggle to paint grasses in a true watercolour technique and the purist may well react against the use of white and acrylic here , but I have found a release from the restrictions of technique through this method and comfort myself with the knowledge that white has been in common use by artists throughout the history of watercolour painting . |
| 9 | When she comes to Henry VIII in her History of England , she observes that ‘ nothing can be said in his vindication , but that his abolishing Religious Houses & leaving them to the ruinous depredations of time has been of infinite use to the landscape of England in general ’ . |
| 10 | As the carpet has been in satisfactory use for some years , we should not expect it to be the actual cause of trouble . |