Example sentences of "[noun sg] has been used for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This technique has been used for uranium , copper , fluorine and other relatively soluble elements . |
| 2 | The transhepatic puncture of the gall bladder has been used for cholecystography and cholangiography , for aspiration of bile or pus for culture in suspected cases of acute cholecystitis or empyema , and for biopsy of lesions within the gall bladder . |
| 3 | This is the first time in Britain … possibly in Europe that this legislation has been used for enforcement in this way |
| 4 | Wooden dowel has been used for kite spars for as long as we can recall . |
| 5 | Much of the land has been used for squatter settlements for refugees from the fighting in Mozambique , while other parts have been cleared for banana plantations . |