Example sentences of "[vb mod] be used [verb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would say to the people of the Yorkshire Dales that the problem has not gone away , and this time should be used to write to British Rail and British Steel , and to call upon local authorities to get together to retain this line and to stop heavy lorries disrupting in the Dales . |
| 2 | the word ‘ accent ’ is used elsewhere to refer to different varieties of pronunciation ( e.g. ‘ a foreign accent ’ ) ; it is confusing to use it for a quite different purpose — to a lesser extent we also have this problem with ‘ stress ’ , which can be used to refer to psychological tension . |
| 3 | Those languages which have number and gender distinctions in their pronoun system are less constrained in using this cohesive device , since different pronouns can be used to refer to different entities within a text with less possibility of confusion . |
| 4 | The symbolism of the sea has often been used by writers and speakers , but a similar ploy can be used relating to other professions , hobbies and subjects ranging from football to plane travel with original effect . |
| 5 | If a conversation gets started which taps into a flow of ideas from the past , sometimes this can be used to relate to current needs . |