Example sentences of "[coord] used for [v-ing] " in BNC.

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1 The vat can be used as a hot solution reservoir for other activities or used for soaking other equipment .
2 They can then be eaten with sugar and cream or used for making medlar jelly , which is delicious with game .
3 There are 15 roads , 12 of which are reserved for painting , while Nos. 1 , 2 and 3 are provided with pits and used for over-hauling the electric light equipment of the coaches ' and ‘ 46 , known as ‘ No. 1 Paint Shop Extension ’ , in which there are 15 lines .
4 In the case of such an extension , the premises have to be adapted and used for providing substantial refreshment to which the sale and supply of liquor is ancillary ( subs .
5 ( 1 ) ) , whereas , in the case of an afternoon extension , the premises have to be adapted and used for providing the customary main meal at mid-day .
6 ( This translate instruction is a version of one found on the IBM 7090 computer , and used for implementing decimal arithmetic ) .
7 Underneath are the primary feathers which are harsher and used for steering ; the secondary feathers are on the top and used for catching the wind and for balance .
8 A private collection of weapons confiscated from Manchester Scuttlers included ‘ old cutlasses , pokers , pieces of strap having iron bolts affixed to the end , the tops of stone ‘ pop ’ ’ bottles fastened at the end of a piece of string and used for whirling round the head , specially made pieces of iron … knives , and loaded sticks ' .
9 Underneath are the primary feathers which are harsher and used for steering ; the secondary feathers are on the top and used for catching the wind and for balance .
10 A , a big pond and used for watering erm the cattle and erm then it silted up and erm got neglected and people naturally just threw things into it .
11 You go on through and si sorry seven is a pointer , eight is a Jack Russell which apparently is rather snappy and used for rabbiting , so I 'm told , nine is Dalmatian , number ten 's a labrador , golden coloured , guide dog main use and so on and then oh dear , it 's finished , the programme 's stopped .
12 Where the Turk 's Head had once been there was just a piece of waste ground overgrown with weeds and used for dumping rubbish despite the sign that said No Tipping .
13 Hot food is not feasible unless you have a hot tray , an electric fondue set , or a slo-cooker , which can all be placed on a buffet table and used for keeping things warm .
14 The scattered globular rocks which both remarked were steadily gathered up and used for making limestone .
15 The amount breaks down as follows : * a criminal fine of $100 million , the highest ever levied against a polluter , set after Exxon agreed to plead guilty to charges of criminal misdemeanour ; * a total of $900 million in civil damages , to be administered by a board of Alaska state and US federal officials , and used for cleaning up operations along the Alaska shoreline over the next decade ; * if further damage from the slick emerges between the years 2002 and 2006 , Exxon will be liable for up to $100 million more .
16 Daniel Defoe wrote : ‘ This part of the country is eminent for vast quantities of stone which is cut out flat and used for paving
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