Example sentences of "[noun] is useful for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pair of pincers is useful for removing floorboard nails . |
| 2 | An aerosol foam shampoo is useful for cleaning small areas . |
| 3 | As well as a good first-aid kit , a cool-box is useful for storing cold applications . |
| 4 | Not only does the text tend to be repetitious but each item of gear if prefaced by an otherwise blank page informing us of the Key Point to be gleaned in that section , pearls of wisdom such as : ‘ A file is useful for sharpening the edges of your … hooks . |
| 5 | Those on yacht holidays have even less storage space , and should pack in a soft rucksack is useful for carrying picnics , towels and spare clothes . |
| 6 | Fibrenyl dough is useful for filling gaps in skulls in course of restoration . |
| 7 | This facility is useful for rehearsing a piece of music , or for setting the EQ or effects on any of the tracks for mixdown without having to laboriously switch by hand . |
| 8 | Make an edging from 75mm ( 3in ) wide timber ( oiled hardboard is useful for forming curves ) . |
| 9 | A question-answer drill is useful for learning these vocabulary items : When learning verbs , ask your language helper to act them , or act them yourself , so that you associate the verb you are learning directly with the action it signifies . |
| 10 | A pump attachment that you can fix to a power drill is useful for emptying the pond to a respectably low level . |
| 11 | This example is useful for understanding how the test works . |
| 12 | A travel iron is useful for keeping up appearances on holiday . |
| 13 | Inclusion in a national open event such as our Art in Nature open competition and exhibition is useful for attracting the interest and backing of galleries for a future possible solo show . |
| 14 | This commonsense method is useful for dealing with a large number of coins which are superficially similar , such as those of a long-lived Roman emperor and , particularly , ‘ immobilised ’ medieval coins . |
| 15 | Flexible waste pipe is useful for making the connection between a trap and the pipe passing through the wall |
| 16 | Lager style beer at 50p a half litre is useful for putting out the fiery effects of ‘ Rahi ’ — anis flavoured blowtorch fuel . |
| 17 | The classical multifactorial model is useful for considering these observations , even though its requirements may not be fully met . |
| 18 | Although the monkey/Shakespeare model is useful for explaining the distinction between single-step selection and cumulative selection , it is misleading in important ways . |
| 19 | A notice board placed in a suitable part of the ward is useful for presenting learning material . |
| 20 | Patronage in the form of federal jobs for the friends and followers of members of congress is useful for bargaining purposes . |
| 21 | Non-mydriatic fundal photography is useful for detecting retinopathy in patients with diabetes and has been shown to be effective in identifying previously unrecognised retinopathy when used in the community . |
| 22 | Yet another document published by Uzuncarsili is useful for establishing a terminus post quem for Molla Fenari 's return , namely the for Karamanoglu Ali Bey 's Ak medrese in Nigde , written and registered by the hakim of Nigde , Muhammad b . |
| 23 | A plankton net ( see drawing ) is very useful for catching very small animals in ponds or streams , and a small aquarium net is useful for transferring animals from one aquarium to another . |
| 24 | A web clamp is useful for holding frames together while the glue sets . |