Example sentences of "used for " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is still used for its original purpose . |
| 32 | The brewhouse has an eight-barrel mash tun , a second and larger tun bought from Peter Austin , founder of the Ringwood Brewery in Hampshire , which is used for Bob 's main seller , the 1035° bitter , and two fermenters . |
| 33 | Moreover whole hops used for dry hopping take seven to 10 days for the character to be extracted and then slowly decline . |
| 34 | Masham can never supply the whole S&N estate so extra capacity in Newcastle is used for this purpose . |
| 35 | I have few comments to make , except that the sack survived very well , save for some sections of the Advent material used for the back and inside the shoulder straps , which were eaten by salt-seeking grasshoppers ! |
| 36 | Moulded nylon is used for the free-floating trigger bar which can be used with one or two fingers , inside or out . |
| 37 | Something has obviously got to be done to make sure that these simple shelters , which are there to offer overnight shelter for anyone in need of it , are not used for holiday centres and the like . |
| 38 | At one time the word ‘ dye ’ was used for exotic colours , such as reds , blues etc , and the word ‘ stain ’ was used when colouring woods to natural wood shades . |
| 39 | Some finishes can be used for all purposes . |
| 40 | Most simply replace the existing rocker switch , but can not be used for controlling the fluorescent lighting . |
| 41 | The base of a garden shed mainly used for storage can be supported on a number of paving slabs , but a workshop , which may house heavy machinery , needs a good firm base . |
| 42 | Illustrated is the system used for securing sheets to a simple lean-to verandah roof with timber frame . |
| 43 | The same applies to the small quadrant-shaped tiles used for finishing off the junction between baths and tiled walls still available , but in a limited range of colours these days ( sealants and plastic trims have taken their place ) . |
| 44 | With the right accessories it can also be used for metal filing , wood and plastic rasping , and for brushing ! |
| 45 | It has reverse action which is basically used for removing debris and jammed drill bits . |
| 46 | As a householder you should pay particular attention to outdoor threaded bib-taps which are usually used for garden hoses and sprinklers . |
| 47 | Commonly used for furniture units , panelling and partitions , the scope of mdf is increasing all the time , as moistureresistant , fire-resistant and exterior grades are coming on to the market , together with pre-finished d-i-y products such as skirtings , covings , architraves , mouldings and floor panels . |
| 48 | Netting can also be stretched over the hoops used for the popular polythene tunnel cloches . |
| 49 | Ordinary flettons or stocks can be used for garden walls , where water will run off them , but for paving you need special quality frost-proof or engineering bricks , otherwise they will quickly disintegrate . |
| 50 | For this reason , all wood used for cladding — unless it is naturally rot-resistant , like Western red cedar — should be pretreated with preservative before use . |
| 51 | A small sized gravel , ( about 10mm ) can be used for paths , but not for drives , as it would get into tyre treads . |
| 52 | Bituminous mastics , applied with a trowel or putty knife , can be used for cracks in roofs , but should n't be applied in very cold weather . |
| 53 | In the wake of major advances in medicine and technology it 's interesting to hear that not only is acupuncture still used for many human conditions , but there is also an increasing trend toward using acupuncture for pets . |
| 54 | Acupuncture is used for the healing and relief of pain such as arthritis , muscle and ligament strains , and some forms of paralysis . |
| 55 | Such insulating GaAs can be used for gate isolation in metal-insulator-semiconductor fets and , because of its short minority-carrier lifetime , in high speed optoelectronic devices . |
| 56 | Richard Noble describes the heart of an instrument which can be used for serious scientific study . |
| 57 | In the non-isolated version of the topology , as used in Terrence Finnegan 's design , the capacitor is , as he says , smaller than the equivalent magnetic component used for energy transfer . |
| 58 | Standard bobbins can not be used for E cores , since all three legs have to be used for the isolated topology . |
| 59 | Standard bobbins can not be used for E cores , since all three legs have to be used for the isolated topology . |
| 60 | There are various methods which can be used for computer files ( see box ‘ Getting quarts into pint pots ’ ) . |