Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] be used [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 One advantage is that if for any reason the storage system becomes unused the building may be used for other purposes .
2 We are considering whether a small number of test air crews from industry in the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve should be used as front-line reinforcements for fast jet aircraft .
3 The additional revenue would be used for job-creation measures in the former East Germany .
4 Sometimes a cell will be used in augmented or diminished note-values , or an occasional note may be lengthened .
5 Underlying this approach is a fear that judicial review will be used for tactical purposes to cause delay and ultimately defeat the takeover bid .
6 Neither dispenser can be used with corrosive fluids as these materials tend to corrode the return spring and cause discoloration and contamination of the chemicals .
7 The sand wheel can be used with wet or dry sand .
8 But any change in an organization or in a social setting can be used for controlled non-participant observation .
9 The gravel cleaner may be used in accessible areas and your fingers can gently disturb the gravel elsewhere , before syphoning out the debris .
10 In this way , all the shops reflect Roddick 's concern for the environment and her insistence that private wealth should be used for public good .
11 Different styles of influence will be used by different people in different situations .
12 As long as this is respected , the rigidity can be used to good purpose .
13 Unlike Vietnam and El Salvador , this is a situation where America 's military might can be used for good , rather than for their own political ends .
14 Spray-wipe techniques with a solvent hard surface cleaner or solvent degreaser can be used on light soiling but for moderate or heavy soiling a brush applied alkali degreaser is more suitable .
15 If the skull is extremely fragmentary , pieces of wood can be used as supporting props .
16 The machine can be used in different ways .
17 ‘ Tutors will begin with simple introductions to computers and also explain how the equipment can be used in everyday life . ’
18 Terrain can be used to great effect by the course designer .
19 This investigation may be used for different modules .
20 A chemical sprout inhibitor should be used for long term storage .
21 Each type of coding must be used with compatible edit control equipment , which can be expensive , but the whole process of finding , previewing , recording and check-playing edits is vastly simplified and speeded up .
22 The resulting room could be used for private parties and conference meals .
23 When Floriade closes , some of the plantings will remain and part of the site will be used for new town expansion Meanwhile in the giant flowerbeds more than 400 varieties of tulips , daffodils and hyacinths will flower , to be followed by annuals , then dahlias and chrysanthemums .
24 The ABC checklist for resuscitation can be used in various emergencies , such as choking , bleeding , drowning or extreme shock .
25 But the device can be used with considerable subtlety .
26 A piano can be used to good effect with the organ , provided its pitch is compatible .
27 Petrological examination can be used on ceramic artefacts and on stone objects .
28 In this chapter we shall explore how drama can be used alongside other subjects ; how it can be used to create and enhance learning opportunities , to stimulate research , and to give cross-curricular coherence .
29 In addition , the ‘ Design Now ’ room can be used for temporary exhibitions selected ( we are informed ) , not only by V&A staff but also by industrialists , critics , visitors , and makers — by individuals ‘ with distinctive views about design ’ .
30 This meant that the rotor could be used in heavy winds and should not compromise the ship 's safety .
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