Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] be put to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But the timber is still much prized and Westonbirt arboretum hopes all the felled trunks will be put to good use . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | These lessons should be put to good use by the rightful participants in an appropriate forum . |
| 7 | 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 : |
| 8 | 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 . |