Example sentences of "used for " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Making Their Mark ’ could equally well have been called a mixed exhibition ; but this is a term more often used for a show put on by an exhibiting society , that type of artists ' organisation whose importance in Europe was created by the middle classes , who sought in the eighteenth century to buy pictures rather than give commissions , as aristocratic patrons had been accustomed to do .
2 As Neil Richardson noted in 1980 , ‘ An old town pub is not just an attractive Victorian or Georgian facade , it is a building which is still being used for the purpose for which it was built .
3 Even the duck used for Tai Bai Duck ( a dish handed down from generation to generation and named after the Tang dynasty poet Li Tai Bai ) despite being supplied by Cherry Valley , is , promises Jermey , authentic , because the company supplied much of China 's duck breeding stock .
4 COFFEE Rich is a frozen non-dairy creamer which can be used for whitening coffee or creaming sauces .
5 Years ago , before it was made illegal , pure nicotine was used for fumigating glasshouses .
6 As they lie smoothly on top of one another , they were also used for the principal retaining walk around the lawn .
7 Fumigants are generally used for non-selective treatment of confined areas such as greenhouses .
8 Single-strand , steel piano wire is often used for car and winch launching .
9 Although ropes and ‘ parafil ’ ( a sheathed form of nylon line ) can be used for car launching , they are not generally suitable for winching .
10 If the latter is the case the speed should be checked by the ASI and , provided that it is adequate , the airbrakes can be used for a normal approach and landing .
11 However , it is frequently used for long distance tows , because there is less of a tendency to get a slack rope during level flight in the low tow position .
12 Perhaps this test should be used for all pilots , regardless of what aircraft they are learning on ?
13 If your bike is second-hand , or has n't been used for a while , then it 's important to check that it 's safe to ride .
14 Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left .
15 It is an offence for a shopkeeper to sell solvent based products to anyone under the age of 18 , if they know , or have reasonable cause to believe , that the products are to be abused , and not used for their normal purpose .
16 For ‘ real polises ’ there is a rarely articulated awareness that this ambiguity can always turn in on itself and be used for good or evil , or even as an instrument of oppression or release .
17 The ascending scale of penalties described above is also used for all other prohibited techniques and actions .
18 The board can also be used for incline/decline work with barbells and dumb-bells , and does not have to be regarded only as a piece of equipment for exercising the stomach .
19 Thereafter 3 sets of 10 repetitions should be used for most exercises in all routines .
20 the exhaust air is not used to cool the motor ; a separate stream of air is used for this .
21 I would refer to the winner of ‘ Hands On ’ ( WW/April 91/p.398 ) does this now mean that screwdrivers can now be used for opening tins of paint with raising of eyebrows ?
22 I have no doubt that dedicated woodturners everywhere would scoff at the idea of engineers ' lathes being used for woodturners , but when I think of the various moulds and patterns I have made over the years with comparative ease but which due to their intricacies could only have been made with extreme difficulty on a wood lathe — if at all .
23 They are used for fluting , reeding and other features on the lathe .
24 I produced sketches and a clay model for ideas , but these were eventually only used for reference when working on the sculpture .
25 For instance under the floorboards were tons of sea shells used for insulation , and behind the wooden panels were mock painted versions , obviously applied as an experiment .
26 The majority will receive the ‘ Operation Enterprise ’ pack which has been used for a number of years and is known to the movement .
27 Some towns and cities are now devoid of any kind of public freight terminal , or even a suitable siding which could be used for a one-off consignment .
28 It ranges from the traditional dances of ancient Greece used by David Bintley for his Choros to the latest pieces of minimal music by John Cage that are used for Robbins ' Glass Pieces .
29 So the choreographer can not make strong contrasts between the style usually used for the other-worldly spirits and that used for the characters living in the particular setting .
30 The type of yeast strain used for ale is known as ‘ top fermenting ’ .
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