Example sentences of "a [noun] be use for " in BNC.

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1 Well I would n't be here because a horse was used for a toxin to provide the anti-toxin for diphtheria whe , in my days when I was younger there was no toxins as such , vaccination as such and so therefore the horses were used for research to provide the anti-toxins .
2 Obvious laminations were only revealed when a saw was used for core splitting .
3 When a variable is used for inputting , the effect is the same as that of inputting to a completely new variable , and then assigning to the original one .
4 Although it is possible when a program is used for individual tuition for it to collect data on pupil performance , this is only one mode of diagnostics .
5 At the end a section is used for general mill-wrights ’ work , with a few machines , lathes , planers , slaughterhouse , drills , etc .
6 Both designs carried a 10mm hex extension , letting a spanner be used for extra twist .
7 Recording the exact findspot of every find can also reveal what activities took place in particular parts of the site — for example , a concentration of slag and crucibles may indicate that an area was used for metal-working .
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