Example sentences of "[is] use [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This utility will total up the number of bytes each directory is using across a given path . |
| 2 | It is a way the Holy Spirit is using across the nation and across the denominations . |
| 3 | Thus when the chimpanzee , supplied in the laboratory with two boxes and a stick to reach a suspended bunch of bananas , stops leaping up and trying the reach them with its hands and instead puts one box on top of the other , climbs up and dislodges the bananas with the stick , it is using to the full its basic ability to suppress the automatic response — leaping up — in favour of the intelligent one — climbing up and reaching with the stick . |
| 4 | It is this extra sum which the estate is using as a stick against the BMC , in the hope that it will stump up the cash as the estate can not afford to invest this much in climbing . |
| 5 | We must distinguish the belief that a speaker has about the words he is using from the belief that he is using those words to express . |
| 6 | It 's no good my saying I know it 's used for the right purpose . |
| 7 | The small fleet of 37 's used on the Cambrian is being dispersed to Petroleum and other sectors . |
| 8 | At present for instance , we have a cichlid growing-on and breeding ( we hope ) project in our cleanest largest and best tank ; we have a misbehaving Picasso Trigger on its own in a marine tank ( he was a bully in his owner 's community ) ; we have a ‘ planted ’ tank ( planted in the sense that it 's used as a holding tank for plants ) housing four swordtails , temporarily ; and three tanks devoid of occupants and in one case water . |
| 9 | It 's used as a landing strip for emergencies only by the Luftwaffe . |
| 10 | Levels of nitrates in tap water had been rising slowly over the past decade , most of it leaching into groundwater from farmers fields , where it 's used as a fertilizer . |
| 11 | Butyl has a substantially longer life expectancy than pvc — it 's used in the construction of reservoirs — but it can still be damaged by piercing . |
| 12 | Working on the same principle as a jigsaw , but with the reciprocating blade in line with the saw body , it 's used in the same position as a hand saw , but held with both hands . |
| 13 | The rifle is one of two AK47 's used in the attacks carried out by the Ardoyne IRA unit which is believed to number up to 18 . |
| 14 | In ordinary usage , and also in science , the term ‘ predict ’ is used of a conscious , deliberate attempt to make a forecast of a future event on the basis of existing knowledge and assumption . |
| 15 | In the opening scenes of The Quatermass Experiment stock film library footage is used of a V2 rocket blasting off , coupled in with sub-orbital shots of the Earth 's surface as seen from the stratosphere . |
| 16 | In most systems , if a word is misspelt or miskeyed , that piece of data can only be retrieved if the same format is used during the retrieval process . |
| 17 | Britannia is used during the Queen 's visits abroad in the hope that its 39-year-old Clyde-built quality will impress export customers . |
| 18 | If a submersible pump is used during the summer , then this can be detached and an electric pool heater installed in its place . |
| 19 | In karate the kiai is used during the execution of a focused technique . |
| 20 | Note , if the dynamic pause facility is used during the module entry phase and the program is terminated , the database may be left in an inconsistent state . |
| 21 | Once again the word ‘ hyperactivity ’ is used without a description of the behaviour that gave rise to its application . |
| 22 | Note that if this keyword is used without the module 's manager having set a PREFERRED version , an error message will be displayed the next time an attempt is made to read the module out of LIFESPAN . |
| 23 | The school library is a major part of the information environment in the school and the school librarian , in her/his neutral position , can ensure that Prestel is used across the curriculum and not only in one subject area . |
| 24 | vocalisation , a point which is stressed in Cicely Berry 's standard book , The Voice and the Actor , which is used as a basic text in drama schools . |
| 25 | ‘ There is no evidence that Hong Kong is used as a base for activities against the Chinese government , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 26 | The number of prisoners a section has accumulated during a shift is used as a measure of performance and becomes one of the bases of competition between the sections . |
| 27 | The ‘ Action Men ’ are aware that it is used as a term of abuse and often become angry when it is applied to them . |
| 28 | Indian fishermen use dolphin oil to lure catfish into their nets , and in Nepal , dolphins are netted by fishermen and marketed for their oil , which is used as a remedy for a wide range of diseases . |
| 29 | When the interceptor gets close to its target , it is used as a second radar receiver . |
| 30 | A husband and wife must be faithful to one another , and divorce is used as a last resort if the relationship breaks down . |