Example sentences of "[been] used for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your bike is second-hand , or has n't been used for a while , then it 's important to check that it 's safe to ride . |
| 2 | The majority will receive the ‘ Operation Enterprise ’ pack which has been used for a number of years and is known to the movement . |
| 3 | All the right components had been used for a power casting rig , 60 lb main trace line , heavy duty swivels along with good links . |
| 4 | Aromatic oils have been used for centuries for their therapeutic and beauty benefits . |
| 5 | It has a long , narrow plan , the northern end of which may have been used for stabling horses or housing the cattle . |
| 6 | When the new owners who proposed to convert the barn first saw it in 1978 , the whole structure had been used for stabling horses , and accordingly , brick partitions had been erected to form stalls inside . |
| 7 | As well as milling corn , water-powered mills have been used for weaving and spinning . |
| 8 | The present owners purchased the mill in 1976 after part of it had been used to house chickens and the mill-pond had been used for fish-farming . |
| 9 | Where employees are concerned , a minimum of 2,000 has been used for the same reason . |
| 10 | They have been used for thousands of years , one of the earliest references to salt being in the Old Testament when Lot 's wife was turned to salt in the desert . |
| 11 | Salt has been used for many centuries as a preservative , whereby it is left on food to withdraw the moisture present by the process of osmosis . |
| 12 | Smoking is a very ancient art that has been used for hundreds of years to preserve fish and meat , preferred to salting because it does not destroy the natural flavour of the food to the same extent . |
| 13 | Although the wood is presumed to have been used for firesetting. the association between mining activity and the sample is rarely certain . |
| 14 | These objects are actually made of brass , but are believed to have been used for the weighing of gold dust ( fig. 9.4 ) . |
| 15 | The top coin shows Henry VII ( 1485-1509 ) ; it is the same generic royal image which had been used for two centuries , as can be seen from the close similarity of the image used by Edward I ( compare fig. 3 ) . |
| 16 | So real slate has been used for the roofs , York stone for the internal shopping court , and crafted plasterwork for the ceilings . |
| 17 | Mururoa has been used for nuclear tests since 1966 , at first in the air but , since 1981 , underground . |
| 18 | There are several cases in the literature where biological processes have been used for in situ or conventional biological treatment of petroleum or chlorinated organic wastes . |
| 19 | There have been very few cases where microorganisms have been used for in situ removal of chlorinated , or even petroleum compounds , and conventional biological processes are more commonly used . |
| 20 | The exceptional elevations of Chiswick House , particularly at the rear with the marvellous old Cedars of Lebanon , has been used for countless ‘ back-grounds ’ for high-class advertisements , films and television programmes . |
| 21 | These would have been used for both flavouring and for medicinal purposes . |
| 22 | Additives have been used for hundreds of years , though they were not always known as ‘ additives ’ . |
| 23 | The stone has now vanished and is believed to have been used for paving the walks of St. James Church in Brackley . |
| 24 | Although there is little documentary evidence , it has been suggested that the mill , in conjunction with those at Cambridge and Moreton Valance , could have been used for the production of brass pins . |
| 25 | They would have been used for transport between the Stroudwater Canal and Stratford Mills . |
| 26 | RIGHT : One of the most interesting buildings at Beards Mill is this early 19th century wool store , which may also have been used for weaving . |
| 27 | BELOW : The site was originally quite complex and has been used for cloth manufacture , flock and shoddy production . |
| 28 | Gloucester has always been an important centre for the water-borne movement of goods , its quays dating back many centuries , and as far back as anyone can trace , the Severn has been used for both the import and export of a multitude of commodities . |
| 29 | Under LMS it is theoretically possible for primary schools to improve PTR by diverting money which has in the past been used for building maintenance and classroom materials to employing additional teachers . |
| 30 | It is too small to have been used for storage or drying , but would have been suitable for the mistress of the house to sit at her small wheel to spin . |