Example sentences of "they be [adv] used for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are a number of fine amphitheatres extant in a partly ruined condition and several of them are still used for performances of opera or for bull fights . |
| 2 | Whilst these are perhaps the most complex analyses that need to be performed , they are not at present really interactive design programs ; they are simply used for the analysis of a specified configuration . |
| 3 | They are best used for cocktail savouries , but the cheaper mussels make a very tasty pasta sauce . |
| 4 | They are primarily used for screening purposes , intelligence gathering , surveillance and harassment . |
| 5 | These details are often called ‘ classificatory data ’ since they are frequently used for the classification of other questions . |
| 6 | These are uni-directional microphones mounted on booms which can be swung overhead and aimed at individual speakers ; they are mainly used for recording drama , and require skilled operation by an assistant . |
| 7 | They are sometimes used for previewing activity , or they can be used as recall devices for language study and practice as they are in the " Focus " section of Family Affair ( see Video Plan 7 ) and in the example in Video Plan 9 . |
| 8 | Because they are commonly used for spray applications packaging frequently incorporates a spray device or a hand sprayer is supplied . |
| 9 | Lebanon is not elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible usually connected with burning and while it is natural enough — even while we are still in line A — to suppose that it is the trees of Lebanon that are for burning , even though they are typically used for building , it is impossible to discern from line A what purpose is in view in burning Lebanon 's trees , and thus why Lebanon 's trees are insufficient for burning . |
| 10 | These days they are only used for ceremonial occasions . |
| 11 | They are often used for painting beams and ornamental metal work . |
| 12 | Often , shops think they have good facilities for the disabled but they 're often used for other things . |
| 13 | Often , shops think they have good facilities for the disabled but they 're often used for other things . |
| 14 | Often , shops think they have good facilities for the disabled but they 're often used for other things . |
| 15 | As they lie smoothly on top of one another , they were also used for the principal retaining walk around the lawn . |
| 16 | They were also used for timing the length of sailors ’ watches . |
| 17 | The galleries of Cumbria , so frequently referred to as ‘ Spinning Galleries ’ , could better be called ‘ Wool Galleries ’ , for they were mainly used for fleece , wool , yarn and cloth in many stages of storing , preparation and drying . |
| 18 | They were often used for one or another of the Sheikh families , or for some accident victim who could not get to a specialist hospital in any other way . |