Example sentences of "used [prep] the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The internal courier system was used for the return of questionnaires which , although anonymous , were coded by subdivision ( the key to the code known only by the author ) so reminders and thank you letters could be sent . |
| 2 | On 10 November 1921 , a new agreement was drawn up between the Company and Croydon Corporation for maintenance of track within the Borough and to permit the construction of a curve at the top of Tamworth Road , only to be used for the transfer of cars . |
| 3 | Previously , the emperor had received the sword from God ; now he received it , after it had rested ( like the pallium used for the investiture of archbishops ) on the body of St Peter , from the hands of the pope ( " however unworthy " , as Innocent said ) , not from God but from his vicar . |
| 4 | The term molality is also used for the composition of solutions ( see chapter 6 ) . |
| 5 | Although the development officers ’ budget was almost entirely used for the payment of support workers it could also be used for the purchase of goods ( for example a single bed for a client coming out of hospital ) but not for the purchase of other services . |
| 6 | Haselkorn has argued that the USSR has also established aerial staging networks which were used for the airlift of arms to Angola and Ethiopia in the 1970s and which are of paramount importance for Soviet access strategy in the Third World . |
| 7 | Part One ( Chapters 1 to 6 ) looks at the tools needed for plumbing and then at the various pipes and fittings used for the majority of jobs . |
| 8 | It is granted in respect of premises which are adapted and used for the provision of refreshments including food and non-alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises , and which do not contain a bar counter . |
| 9 | The wheel may be used for the identification of objects , for forming original sentences based on the pictures , and for building up stories around the picture ( Finocchiaro 1968 ) . |
| 10 | A human touch was added to Nash 's report : ‘ I could heartily wish more respect were paid to the remains of this amiable though unfortunate Queen , and would willingly , with proper leave , have them wrapt in another sheet of lead and coffin , and decently interred in some proper place , that at least after her death her body might remain in peace ; whereas the Chapel where she now lies is used for the keeping of rabbits , which make holes and scratch very indecently about her Royal corpse . ’ |
| 11 | To reduce the possibility of the lining materials , used for the construction of walls and ceilings , contributing to the initial fire spread within the building , performance standards are laid down for the reaction to fire of the materials used for the exposed surfaces . |
| 12 | " Table meal " is defined by s.139(1) as meaning a meal eaten by a person sitting at a table or other structure which serves the purpose of a table and is not used for the service of refreshments for consumption by persons not seated at a table or structure serving the purpose of a table , which definition repeats the definition given by the 1962 Act . |
| 13 | Water power was used for the powering of hammers and bellows . |
| 14 | He told the jury : ‘ This courtroom was used for the trial of Moors murderers Myra Hindley and Ian Brady . |
| 15 | He had at his discretion a sum — a considerable sum , in the view of the Accounts Department — which could be used for the payment of informers . |
| 16 | The South Mill was used for the manufacture of pins , under Daniel Foote Tayler , credited with the manufacture of some of the earliest solid-headed pins produced in Britain . |
| 17 | Following the destruction of the main mill , the company converted a number of buildings on the opposite side of the road and purchased a second site , previously used for the manufacture of incubators . |
| 18 | BELOW : Millbottom ( Ruskin ) Mill has been a cloth , corn and saw mill as well as a brass finishing works and shoe stiffener manufactory and in its later life used for the manufacture of dyestuffs . |
| 19 | For a time , Freames was used for the manufacture of chemicals and later became known as Crystal Fountain Mill , then for the production of shoddy and mattress stuffing up to at least the Second World War . |
| 20 | A programme of analysis of stone is gradually identifying the quarries used for the manufacture of tools in Polynesia and Australia . |
| 21 | The Oct. 25 agreement involved raising the notional rate used for the calculation of pensions , from 1,000 dinars to 1,800 dinars by Jan. 1 , 1991 and to 2,000 dinars by July 1 , 1991 . |
| 22 | Analytical methods used for the determination of ingredients should be stability indicating — i.e. , they must differentiate between the active ingredient and possible decomposition or degradation products . |
| 23 | Another new development for the division for 1993 , will be the introduction of electrostatic filters for industry used for the removal of fumes , dust , oil mist and micro-organisms from the atmosphere . |
| 24 | Two shafts gave access to the colliery ; the main shaft was used for the transportation of men and materials , including the coal produced , while the other was maintained as an alternative or emergency route to the surface . |
| 25 | Hoes are used for the control of weeds between the rows of root crops . |
| 26 | Pocklington beck , which played a large part in the 13th and 14th centuries , though no longer used for the running of mills or for carrot washing , is a favourite place for youngsters who paddle in it or catch tiddlers . |
| 27 | A paper system should still be used for the retention of signatures on test results , development plans etc . |
| 28 | Rather , as was pointed out in Makanjuola v. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis , it is intended to reassure informants that their statements will only be used for the investigation of complaints and for such criminal or disciplinary proceedings as directly follow . |
| 29 | Extended pachytene chromosomes prepared by the techniques described in Section 2.6 have been used for the localization of genes by in situ hybridization techniques ( 16,17 ) . |
| 30 | Under the Act those executing a warrant are required ( not empowered ) to intercept all communications sent to or from one or more addresses specified in the warrant where the address in question is likely to be used for the transmission of communications to or from one particular person specified or described in the warrant . |