Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] be useful for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coursebook pictures are useful for setting and extending situations , for teaching additional vocabulary and idioms and for setting composition homework . |
| 2 | Side cutters are useful for cutting both cable and flex to length , and for trimming cores neatly when they have been connected to terminals . |
| 3 | Physical response drills are useful for learning to recognise verbs in command forms . |
| 4 | Electric bite alarms are useful for night fishing , and many night anglers I know would not fish without them , and no matter what they tell you to the contrary they are mainly used to wake you up when you have a bite ! |
| 5 | Again , file extensions are useful for identifying the package used : DOC files are from word processors , DBF , DB and the like are from database management systems , and the WKS , WK1 , WKT family denote worksheets produced with a spreadsheet . |
| 6 | hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night . |
| 7 | Hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night . |
| 8 | Pastry and biscuit cutters are useful for cutting different shapes out of cake and fondant icing . |
| 9 | According to Peter Walker producer of Amnesty Internationals first and second Secret Policeman 's Balls : ’ Charity events are useful for celebrities for setting up new partnerships . |
| 10 | Wrist and ankle weights are useful for power training but make sure they do n't modify your technique . |
| 11 | Break-even charts are useful for their indication of the effects of marginal changes in sales volume or costs on profit figures . |