Example sentences of "[noun sg] it [is] used " in BNC.
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| 1 | In reality , the term should only be applied to items made under royal commission , but in practice it is used for any rug from these weaving centres produced in the Pahlavi style ( pls 36 , 37 ) . |
| 2 | In the pharmaceutical industry it is used as a suspending agent for liquids and as a binder in tablets . |
| 3 | Once on the strip , it is doubtful that the sort of support equipment it is used to will be found there . |
| 4 | During the International Festival it is used for apron-stage theatrical performances . |
| 5 | Indeed , it will be seen that dare can express a sense very close to its meaning as a modal even while maintaining most of the syntactic characteristics of a full verb , in which case it is used with the bare form — eloquent proof that the use of one or the other version of the infinitive is conditioned by meaning and not by automatically operating syntactic rules . |
| 6 | The tenant may be wary of this in case it is used by the landlord to remove the tenant ( in a buoyant market ) but any dilatoriness on the part of the landlord in reinstating where none of the supervening events applies could be seized upon by the tenant . |
| 7 | This applies equally to the way we use which could be seen as having three distinct roles , depending on the learner level it is used at . |
| 8 | What this case also illustrates is that there are different possibilities in using the new technology and there may be a conflict of interests between workers and management in the way it is used . |
| 9 | Would the way in which managers use the information you have identified in your answer to question 5 above differ from the way it is used by bankers and if so how would it differ ? |
| 10 | This is the way it is used in the following example , but the pronunciation of the word is exactly as in LE : You know how white people stay . |
| 11 | The principle of local interpretation however , will guide us to construct a limited context in which ‘ the mother ’ is the mentioned baby 's mother and the expression it is used to refer to the previously mentioned baby . |
| 12 | Now in its sixth edition in English it is used extensively throughout the world , but has also been translated into Spanish , Portuguese and Japanese . |
| 13 | It is , therefore , essential to calibrate the instrument each time it is used and this process will require a reasonably close-tolerance non-electrolytic capacitor of 1µF . |
| 14 | It is n't a good system , and we have now heard both Jimmy Airlie and John Edmunds say that they hope it will be the last time it is used . |
| 15 | Any character may take this item , but each time it is used ( not just when it is worn ! ) , the wearer must make a successful WP test or suffer from despair for D10 turns . |
| 16 | The Kirk Treasurer was told to charge " for the best 5/- each time it is used , and at the rate of 2/- each time for the Coarser one . " |
| 17 | If your program needs to find an empty string the first time it is used , you can subsequently assign a null string to it . |
| 18 | In the first use it is a lifeless , dull word but the second time it is used it is as if the day has been given life to grow and expand . |
| 19 | Only the truly virtuous strip their tack and clean it every time it 's used — the rest of us simply do n't have time . |
| 20 | Strike a compromise by washing the bit every time it 's used and making sure that numnahs and girth are always clean ; be wary of using biological washing powder for horse equipment and clothing , as some animals are allergic to it . |
| 21 | To avoid having to place soft material under the feet of a loft ladder every time it 's used , stick a small piece of foam rubber or carpet underlay to each foot of the ladder . |