Example sentences of "not being use [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They are not being used for spending , much less for spending on newly produced goods and services .
2 On May 1 the government announced emergency plans to curb the rampant speculation in real estate by forcing the Chaebol ( the large business conglomerates which dominated the country 's economy ) to sell land and property holdings not being used for business purposes .
3 This evidence for weighing gold shows how the coin was not being used as currency , and it may also be significant that many of the balances date to the period when the debasement of the gold coin was at its most serious .
4 They were really traction engines with flanged wheels and buffers at each end and had the advantage that their flywheels could be used to drive machinery when they were not being used as locomotives .
5 Round tables are best for this because when they are n't being used for dining they can be piled with books , magazines and plants , and have the look and feel of a library table .
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