Example sentences of "have been used to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , an unusual combination of ash and cherrywood has been used to superb effect . |
| 2 | This drug has been used to good effect in generalized viral infections , when it can be injected directly into the blood stream , but this is not without hazard and is not indicated unless the infection is life-threatening . |
| 3 | Both styles are well finished , a satin stain/varnish has been used to good effect , the eye is well placed high on the body and on all of the floats I received was free of varnish . |
| 4 | One place where Westmorland slate has been used to great advantage is in the new Coventry Cathedral , but it can also be seen in vernacular building , particularly at Elterwater ( q.v. ) and Troutbeck . |
| 5 | Lustre powder has been used to great effect here , giving a lovely ephemeral glimmer to the castle . |
| 6 | That weapon may have been used to good effect against the Scots who were defeated at Falkirk in July 1298 . |
| 7 | These had been used to good effect by the PRD in the presidential elections of July 1988 , when the PRD candidate Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano had accused the PRI of indulging in blatant electoral fraud to deny him victory [ see pp. 36367-69 ] . |
| 8 | The eyes had been used to great effect as Queen Gertrude , Imogen , Portia , and Lady Macbeth . |
| 9 | If you 've been used to linear note-taking for many years , you 'll need to persevere with the Buzan method . |
| 10 | I 've been used to domestic chores and looking after children all my adult life . ’ |
| 11 | Because the Codds have been used to tiller-steered boats , they were very keen that Sparkle be similarly equipped . |