Example sentences of "used [prep] [noun sg] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He added that the movie quality pictures offered by HDTV would not necessarily make it better or more satisfying to the viewer — instead they could well expose the cheap and cheerful sets used for soap operas for instance . |
| 2 | Apart from their use for research , such reconstruction drawings and paintings are used for display purposes for site j visitors , and are often published as illustrations in books and magazines . |
| 3 | Much of the land has been used for squatter settlements for refugees from the fighting in Mozambique , while other parts have been cleared for banana plantations . |
| 4 | They are sometimes used for previewing activity , or they can be used as recall devices for language study and practice as they are in the " Focus " section of Family Affair ( see Video Plan 7 ) and in the example in Video Plan 9 . |
| 5 | More recently , the BLM has leased large tracts of wilderness to be used as garbage dumps for cities in the Los Angeles area . |
| 6 | Barley straw is soft and palatable , and is widely used as bulk feed for beef cattle . |
| 7 | They can be used in skin-care , made into massage oils , added to the bath , used in steam inhalations for colds and ‘ flu , blended into mood-enhancing perfumes and in other ways to enhance our daily lives . |
| 8 | Though they were much used in Baroque times for aria accompaniment , they have largely fallen out of use , and as the chaconne construction is an art and study in itself we can make no more than a passing mention here . |
| 9 | Timber used on building sites for construction purposes such as shuttering and formers is usually discarded — often just burnt . |
| 10 | The route has been constructed for joint use by cyclists and pedestrians , although it will occasionally be used by motor vehicles for maintenance or emergency purposes . |
| 11 | The route has been constructed for joint use by cyclists and pedestrians , although it will occasionally be used by motor vehicles for maintenance or emergency purposes . |