Example sentences of "been [adv] use [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The per cent time that gastric pH is >4 has been widely used in estimating abnormal increases in gastric pH . |
| 2 | To a computer programmer , the pattern of distribution of these ‘ genetic fossil ’ fragments is uncannily reminiscent of the pattern of text on the surface of an old disc that has been much used for editing text . |
| 3 | Information is also collected about the quality of teaching received , and although this has not yet been formally used in allocating money , one department did have part of its grant withheld for several months until it introduced clear teaching objectives . |
| 4 | Our aid to Kenya has been well used in helping to improve living standards and prospects for the poorest . |
| 5 | At national level , informal contacts have been important in maintaining long-term bargaining relationships , for example by ‘ clarifying ’ the signals sent out by union conferences , and indeed have been sometimes used in progressing major negotiating issues . |