Example sentences of "it [is] used [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present for instance , we have a cichlid growing-on and breeding ( we hope ) project in our cleanest largest and best tank ; we have a misbehaving Picasso Trigger on its own in a marine tank ( he was a bully in his owner 's community ) ; we have a ‘ planted ’ tank ( planted in the sense that it 's used as a holding tank for plants ) housing four swordtails , temporarily ; and three tanks devoid of occupants and in one case water . |
| 2 | It 's used as a landing strip for emergencies only by the Luftwaffe . |
| 3 | Levels of nitrates in tap water had been rising slowly over the past decade , most of it leaching into groundwater from farmers fields , where it 's used as a fertilizer . |
| 4 | The A2 's stereo outputs feature a level attenuator to match the unit to whatever application ( mixer , combo , power amp etc. ) it 's used for . |
| 5 | And whether it 's used for holding a special Christmas arrangement , potpourri , a bowl of fruit or just as handy side table for your guests to put their drinks on , this occasional table will prove indispensable all year round . |
| 6 | It 's no good my saying I know it 's used for the right purpose . |
| 7 | It 's a long time before cloth wholly decays — look how long a bag of cement lasts under water when it 's used for emergency repairs to a sea-wall . |
| 8 | The living room has to house some or all of these things and if it 's used for eating has to come up with storage for china , glass and cutlery too . |
| 9 | The Ministry of Defence says : ’ Bomb disposal experts clear former military land for building but not if it 's used for agriculture . |
| 10 | It 's used by heart surgeon Stephen Westerby at the John Radcliffe . |
| 11 | She says closing the college would be a terrible blow — it 's used by thousands of people . |
| 12 | The most recent development is the growing use of solar control and low-emissivity glass , which helps to retain heat in the winter and to prevent unnecessary solar gain in summer , often giving the equivalent effect of triple glazing when it 's used in conjunction with double glazing . |
| 13 | Butyl has a substantially longer life expectancy than pvc — it 's used in the construction of reservoirs — but it can still be damaged by piercing . |
| 14 | Working on the same principle as a jigsaw , but with the reciprocating blade in line with the saw body , it 's used in the same position as a hand saw , but held with both hands . |
| 15 | ‘ For the purposes of this Article an article or substance is not to be regarded as properly used where it is used without regard to any relevant information or advice relating to its use which has been made available by a person by whom it was designed , manufactured , imported or supplied . ’ |
| 16 | The ‘ Action Men ’ are aware that it is used as a term of abuse and often become angry when it is applied to them . |
| 17 | Used in one context it is an essential skill for handling difficult situations , in another it is used as an equivalent for laziness . |
| 18 | When the interceptor gets close to its target , it is used as a second radar receiver . |
| 19 | And as we have already seen , Halgren 's ( 1974 ) experiment shows that pre-exposure results in retarded conditioning , both when the stimulus is used as a CS+ ( signalling reinforcement ) and when it is used as a CS- . |
| 20 | In Indonesia it is used as a vegetable . |
| 21 | In Sri Lanka it is dried and used as a fertiliser , while in Indonesia it is used as animal feed . |
| 22 | It is used as an indicator or pointer to those features of the situation or existing knowledge that need to be engaged to realize meaning . |
| 23 | It is used as a means of temporary escape from circumstances that the individual finds unbearable . |
| 24 | Languages can be learned ‘ at home ’ , where there are few opportunities for mixing with the native users of the language ( such as evening class french ) or they can be learned in a second language situation , either in the country in which that language is native or in one 's own country where the language is used for a specific purpose ( such as learning English in parts of Africa where it is used as the commercial language ) . |
| 25 | Nevertheless it is used as the unit of account not only by the IMF but also by a number of international organizations of modest importance , e.g. Arab Monetary Fund , Economic Community of West African States , Nordic Investment Bank . |
| 26 | The Italian thinks that if he can ever sing Puccini the climax of his life has been reached ; but even so , with all the omissions that can be charged against Italy — such that as a musical country she ceased to exist after the seventeenth century and has certainly reached deliquescence with Messrs Malpiero , Pratella and Co — she even now does produce from time to time singers who are not merely singers but great artists , as Battistini who , at over 60 , is an example for those who can take it of the extent to which a voice can be preserved in all its beauty when it is used as a musical instrument and not as a fog siren or a pair of nutcrackers . ’ |
| 27 | It is used as a reason either for not dissenting or for not admitting to differences in public . |
| 28 | In English , there is at least an indirect formal reflexion of the difference , in that the phrase an old friend has as its opposite either a new friend or a young friend , depending on whether it is used as a separative or an ordinary attributive adjective . |
| 29 | In the pharmaceutical industry it is used as a suspending agent for liquids and as a binder in tablets . |
| 30 | To harden a royal icing , for instance where it is used as part of a structure or decoration , a tiny amount only of acetic acid or cream of tartar could be added . |