Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] used [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former is a descriptive term used to refer to and to denigrate the work of the Young Hegelians who see philosophy as an emancipatory force operating through the criticism of ideas . |
| 2 | A light covering of gas is known as blanket pressure , a heavier pressure used to force the beer to the bar is known as top pressure . |
| 3 | When he had been keeping Desdemona company , awaiting Othello 's arrival from Venice , Iago had entertained them with impromptu ( and bitter ) rhymes , describing his imagination 's preliminary working ( the rhetorical process of inventio ) in these terms : Frieze is a coarse woollen cloth , birdlime a viscous stuff used to entangle : the destructive collocation of the two seems an apt metaphor for Iago 's ‘ invention ’ . |
| 4 | A white cow used to provide milk for everyone in the locality , but it was customary for only one pailful to he taken . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , for men , such provision was a well-established device used to attract and retain competent male employees . |
| 6 | A major agency used to include in its copy test for would-be copy writers the extraordinarily difficult task of writing how to put up a deck chair , with no diagrams to help ! |
| 7 | A small fitting used to secure the control lines of the rig . |
| 8 | Basting ( tacking ) is a temporary stitch used to hold layers of fabric together ( fig. 11 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ I will be thinking of you all and wishing you continued good fortune with your worthwhile venture , ’ said Sharron , who was the star of a promotional video used to raise funds towards the pool reopening . |
| 10 | Berkeley held , as we have seen , that an abstract general idea is simply an idea of a particular thing used to stand for other such ideas ; and it is clear that what Hume applauds is Berkeley 's refusal to accept any ideas other than those of immediate and concrete experience . |
| 11 | And when you got into any gas , a blue flame used to come on the top of your lamp pop , gone . |
| 12 | A certain officer used to linger , ‘ chatting her up ’ . |
| 13 | Rationing of sweets , like food and clothing , was continued for several years after the war was over , and people like me with a sweet tooth used to bemoan the meagre ration of sweets and chocolate we were allowed . |
| 14 | A third strategy used to manage and motivate employees as the size of industrial enterprises increased has been the development of bureaucratic personnel policies . |
| 15 | These rolls were a speciality of Baden , and the people of Zurich liked them so much that a special train used to leave Baden early every morning so that they were in Zurich fresh and in time for breakfast . |
| 16 | The Act has been held to apply to a digging machine used to construct a tunnel ( Bunker v Charles Brand & Son Ltd [ 1969 ] 2 QB 480 ) . |
| 17 | This was basically a mock quote used to check that the system was functioning . |