Example sentences of "the [noun] is use for [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The entrance is used for loading and unloading wagons and vans and next to that is the part in which oil , paint and varnish are stored .
2 The 3-wood is used for driving and the 5-wood for fairway shots .
3 Second , each time the mirror is used for scrying , there is a chance that a Lesser Daemon ( 1–5 , a Bloodletter ; 6–10 , a Fleshhound ; see Profiles for reference ) will come through the mirror and attack the viewer .
4 The main point is to raise money for Christian Aid , and although preparatory work goes on for many months , the 3 weeks during which the Church is used for sorting , and them selling , seem to bring out all the best feelings .
5 Some of the barley is used for malting to make beer but about two-thirds is fed to beef cattle which are fattened quickly and slaughtered at about 1½ years old .
6 A metal hook at the top end of the handle is used for recovering line from a hole and is also useful for drawing rabbits out of a hole at a distance beyond the length of a man 's arm .
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