Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] be put to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For it had occurred to me that the proposed trip in the car could be put to good professional use ; that is to say , I could drive to the West Country and call on Miss Kenton in passing , thus exploring at first hand the substance of her wish to return to employment here at Darlington Hall . |
| 2 | But thought itself can be creative and this creative thinking can be put to good use in all areas of life — from running a business to preparing for Christmas . |
| 3 | This can sometimes be done very successfully by helping her to channel her energy and abilities into some local club or voluntary service organisation where her talent for management can be put to good use , as well as meeting her own need to be a little bit of a ‘ bossy-boots ’ . |
| 4 | The old money-lender with her ‘ Jewish ’ interest rates is to be murdered because her life is worthless and her hoarded wealth can be put to good use ; when the unimportant deed is done the doer will launch himself into something that really matters , a large-scale philanthropic exercise . |
| 5 | Those resources in property and money could be put to good use to top up the £23 million housing improvement programme allocation this year , the £12.5 million of estate action money , the £71 million of Housing Corporation money and the £15 million for the vacant dwellings initiative . |
| 6 | But when several such businesses are aggregated at a dockside location the economy of scale offered by the worldwide container business can be put to good advantage both in cost and speed by even the smallest manufacturing unit . |
| 7 | The auditor must examine whether resources could be put to alternative uses , whether objectives could be achieved by an alternative strategy and ( if practicable ) compare the operations of one particular department with another . |
| 8 | The old man 's offer to buy the cottage was tempting , a few thousand pounds could be put to immediate use , but it was an offer he could n't accept . |
| 9 | ‘ The new skills and knowledge will be put to good use in the Occupational Health Department . |
| 10 | But as with most things scientific , it 'll be at least 5 years before the information gathered from the Oxfordshire countryside will be put to good use by the forecasters . |
| 11 | It may not be possible to move furniture around much in a small Home , but the rooms can be put to different uses by changing the dining arrangements . |
| 12 | Although I was unemployed I paid my subscription as I knew the money would be put to good use . |
| 13 | But the timber is still much prized and Westonbirt arboretum hopes all the felled trunks will be put to good use . |
| 14 | Its 11 November issue appropriately included features on what progress had been made towards war in space , following this with the other end of technology — all the facts on animal power — which proved that running horse transport could be cheaper than vans or lorries , though not mentioning that animal exhausts can be put to good use as well . |
| 15 | The money will be put to good use , and the work is labour-effective . |
| 16 | These lessons should be put to good use by the rightful participants in an appropriate forum . |
| 17 | As far as the alleged infringer is concerned , this can be a useful ploy as the proceedings will be drawn out and the proprietor of the patent will be put to extra expense in defending his patent . |
| 18 | The Doc Martin Company based near Northampton says normally counterfeit goods are destroyed … but this time these shoes and boots will be put to good use in Bosnia : |
| 19 | She wo n't take any rent — says the fact that I will be in the house and that the outbuildings will be put to good use is enough . |
| 20 | The evidence shows that such children will make greater progress in English if they know that their knowledge of their mother tongue is valued , if it is recognised that their experience of language is likely to be greater than that of their monoglot peers and , indeed , if their knowledge and experience can be put to good use in the classroom to the benefit of all pupils to provide examples of the structure and syntax of different languages , to provide a focus for discussion about language forms and for contrast and comparison with the structure of the English language . |
| 21 | The main emphasis therefore is on developing listening and speaking proficiency so that the language can be put to practical use straightaway . |