Example sentences of "use [was/were] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stand and materials used were similar to those used at the Steam Engine Rally . |
| 2 | The instructions and scale used were identical to those used for Studies 2 and 3 . |
| 3 | It was held that the words used were incapable of being insulting ( even though they were rude and offensive ) , and the Court left open the question currently under discussion . |
| 4 | The Criminal Law Revision Committee disagreed , recommending that a verdict of manslaughter should be possible where the use of some force was justified by the occasion and where D honestly believed that the force he used was reasonable in the circumstances . |
| 5 | Hire purchase , credit sale and conditional sale advertising had to give a comprehensive picture of costs ( if it mentioned any financial terms ) , and any interest rate it quoted had to approximate to a true annual rate of interest , but the formula used was different from the one in the Moneylenders Acts . |
| 6 | Only the night she died , the bucket she used was full of oil , not water . ’ |