Example sentences of "[det] [be] used for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some are used for public transport . |
| 2 | This is used for minor acts of disorder such as shouting and swearing which is likely to cause alarm or distress , displaying abusive or insulting slogans or throwing over dustbins and banking on doors in the common parts of blocks of flats . |
| 3 | This was used for initial development of the software , including much of the initial testing . |
| 4 | The most versatile of the vinegars , these are used for general cookery and in many of the classic sauces . |
| 5 | Although the two forms are almost certainly not interchangeable in JC , having different functions , both are used for past actions and map broadly on to the British English simple past . |