Example sentences of "[is] only used [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although in word-processing this key acts in the same way as the typewriter lever that moves the paper up one line , on a computer it is only used to force the word-processor to move one line — usually at the end of a paragraph . |
| 2 | On this job , however , it is only used to give a view of the smouldering remains of the skip and lorry . |
| 3 | The operator is only used to give special service to customers and to connect incoming calls , while the extensions have the convenience and speed of dialling their own calls . |
| 4 | Because the RAWP formula is only used to determine shares of the nationally allocated budget for the NHS , it has not suffered from the same instability of allocations for individual Regional Health Authorities that has occurred for Local Authorities . |
| 5 | Remember : keep your hands on the mast — the rope is only used to raise the rig . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , ’ he continued , ‘ I know we all call this place the summer-house , and it is only used to keep salmon nets and baskets in nowadays , but it is really a gazebo , where the local gentry used to meet their ladies of ill repute in the old days . ’ |