Example sentences of "[be] be used for [det] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Even a mature product such as ‘ Diakon ’ offers scope for exciting new developments to extend its range of applications , ’ he says , ‘ We have recently introduced impact modified grades with improved toughness and craze resistance , which are being used for such things as food mixer bowls , blood filters and tooth-brush handles , and a research programme we are engaged in has produced acrylics with very much higher softening points — likely candidates for automotive head lamp lenses and other lighting applications . ’ |
| 2 | What had influenced Hollywood , thought Moley , was the ample evidence that ‘ the generality of the public takes its movies seriously and is adversely responsive to any effort which offers the least suspicion that they are being used for some purpose other than entertainment ’ and that in particular ‘ nothing hurts a picture 's chance of success more than the whisper that it contains propaganda ’ . |
| 3 | KW1RS is being used for this purpose . |
| 4 | Under General Exclusion 1 , no cover will operate if the craft is being used for any purpose other than private pleasure . |
| 5 | If motorists could see that the tax was being used for that purpose , they would be much happier about paying it |